喜樂美語

核心畫面

A picture in the mind — or in front of the eyes — with the contrast turned all the way up. Nothing is or blurry: the edges are sharp, the small details are still there, and it lands with the force of something actually present rather than something merely reported.

一張把對比度拉到最高的影像。沒有褪色、沒有模糊，邊緣是利的，細節還在——衣服上的摺痕、當天的天氣、對方講那句話時的表…更多收起一張把對比度拉到最高的影像。沒有褪色、沒有模糊，邊緣是利的，細節還在——衣服上的摺痕、當天的天氣、對方講那句話時的表情，全都留著。因為太清楚了，它不像「被說出來的事」，而像「正在發生的事」。vividly 講的就是這種清晰度：清楚到讓人覺得那是真的。

Two branches

清晰到像真的（心裡的畫面）

這一家族直接就是核心畫面本身：講記憶、夢境、描述時的那種高清晰度。

clear and lifelike · adjective · B2

In a way that is so clear it feels real. When you remember, dream about, or describe something vividly, the pictures and small details are sharp enough to seem like the real thing.

生動地；鮮明地

顏色的強度

同一種「清楚到跳出來」的性質，只是從心裡的畫面移到眼前的顏色上。心裡的畫面清晰，是細節沒有褪掉；顏色鮮豔，是色彩沒有褪掉——兩邊其實是同一件事的兩個位置。

bright colour · adjective · B2

In a way that shows very bright, strong colour. It is often used right before a colour word or before 'coloured' or 'patterned', to say the colour is strong and easy to notice.

鮮豔地；亮麗地

原始詞典資料1 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

vividlyadv/ˈvɪvɪdli/

  • 1

    In a vivid manner.

    • Here, in the transept and choir, where the service was being held, one was conscious every moment of an increasing brightness; colours glowing vividly beneath the circular chandeliers, and the rows of small lights on the choristers' desks flashed and sparkled in front of the boys' faces, deep linen collars, and red neckbands.
    • The water-level route, the whistle and the loud staccato exhaust of this great engine recalled most vividly memories of the New York Central Hudsons highballing along the Hudson River between Harmon and Albany!

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。