陳國詩的英文分享平台

關鍵字彙：

fabulous/ homespun/ mediocre/ phenomenal/ preeminent/ prodigy/ stellar/ sublime/ superb/ transcend/ transcendent/ unique

1. 「樸實無華的」、「一般的」可用homespun，「平庸的」、「不出色的」可用mediocre：

•Those farmers are simple, homespun characters.

•The boss was disappointed because the highly-paid manager gave a rather mediocre performance in his role.

2. 「獨一無二的」、「絕無僅有的」可用unique，「奇才」、「天才」（通常指青少年或小孩）用prodigy：

•The tranquil beauty of the Mona Lisa is unique.

•A teenage horse-racing prodigy, named Steve Cauthen, outrode everybody and won $6 million season's winnings.

3. 表現「超越」一般水準或限制可用動詞transcend，表現「傑出的」、「亮眼的」、「超群的」可用phenomenal、preeminent、stellar、superb或transcendent：

•This accomplishment transcends all our previous efforts.

•Taiwan's phenomenal achievement in economy is widely applauded.

•Dr. Smith is preeminent in the field of surgery.

•He was the stellar attraction of the entire performance.

•The writer's style is brilliant and his command of words and imagery, superb.

•Mozart showed his transcendent musical ability from his earliest childhood.

4. 真、善、美等特質「令人肅然起敬的」、「壯偉的」、「絕妙的」可用sublime，數量等「難以置信的」、「驚人的」可用fabulous：

•We must learn to recognize sublime truths.

•Such sublime music may only be heard in heaven.

•Visitors at home and abroad are captivated by the sublime beauty of the cataract.

•The businessman is not satisfied with his fabulous wealth.

•She inherited a fabulous sum of money from an uncle.