detect
/dɪˈtɛkt/KK
dɪ·tɛkt
變化形
detected
detecting
detects
detected
1.
偵測到;察覺到
藉由觀察、檢驗或儀器,發現原本不容易立刻注意到的人、事、物或問題。
用法:通常作及物動詞,後面直接接受詞,不用加介系詞。常見被動用法,如「問題被偵測到」。
The doctor detected a health problem early during the visit.
醫生在看診時及早發現了健康問題。
The alarm detected smoke from the kitchen and started making a loud noise.
警報器偵測到廚房冒煙,開始發出很大的聲音。
2.
看出;察覺
從表情、語氣、行為或細微變化中,看出某種情緒、態度或特質。
用法:可接表示情緒、態度或特質的名詞。也常見於「detect something in someone’s voice」這類結構。
My teacher detected that I was worried when I spoke in front of the class.
我在全班同學面前說話時,老師察覺到我很擔心。
She could detect that her brother was unhappy when the trip was canceled.
旅行被取消時,她看得出哥哥很不開心。
常見錯誤
The test detected to have a problem with my eyes.
The test detected a problem with my eyes.
The machine detected for a virus.
The machine detected a virus.
I detected that he is unhappy from his face.
I detected that he was unhappy from his expression.
相關字詞
學習提示
・detect 比 notice 更強調「透過線索、檢查或儀器而發現」,常見於偵測器、檢驗與系統警示。
・談人的情緒時,detect 通常表示從細微線索中察覺,語氣比單純的 see 或 notice 更仔細。
・不要把 detect 直接當成「偵測器」使用;表示裝置時,通常說 detector。