alive
/əˈlaɪv/KK
ə·laɪv
變化形
more alive
most alive
1.
活著的；仍然生存的
指人、動物或植物仍有生命，尚未死亡。
用法：說「一條活著的魚」通常用 a live fish，不說 an alive fish。alive 可說 the fish is alive。
After the earthquake practice, the teacher reminded us that staying calm can help people stay alive.
地震演習後，老師提醒我們，保持冷靜可以幫助人們活下來。
The sick dog was still alive when the animal doctor arrived.
那隻生病的狗在動物醫生到達時仍然活著。
2.
活躍的；充滿生氣的
指人、地方、活動或事物充滿活力、動態或熱鬧的氣氛。
用法：形容名詞前的「熱鬧的」常可用 lively；alive 多用於 the street was alive with people 這類結構。
The night market was alive with students, families, and the smell of hot food.
夜市裡有學生和家庭，還有熱食的香味，充滿了活力。
I feel most alive when I ride my bicycle along the river early in the morning.
清晨沿著河邊騎腳踏車時，我覺得自己最有活力。
3.
仍存在的；未消失的
指傳統、希望、可能性、記憶、議題等尚未消失，仍持續存在或受到關注。
用法：keep＋受詞＋alive 表示「使某事持續存在或不被遺忘」。受詞可放在 keep 與 alive 之間。
The school club keeps the local festival tradition alive by teaching younger students the old songs.
學校社團藉由教低年級學生傳統歌曲，讓地方節慶習俗得以延續。
Even after many years, her grandfather's advice is still alive in her memory.
即使過了很多年，她祖父的叮嚀仍深深留在她的記憶中。
常見錯誤
He is live.
He is alive.
We saw an alive bird in the park.
We saw a live bird in the park.
The night market is very alive.
The night market is very lively.
Please keep alive this tradition.
Please keep this tradition alive.
相關字詞
學習提示
・alive 最核心的用法是放在 be、remain、stay 等動詞後，表示「仍活著」。
・alive with 表示「充滿……而生氣蓬勃或熱鬧」，例如 The classroom was alive with laughter。
・come alive 可指「變得生動、熱鬧」；feel alive 則指「感到充滿活力」。