ground
/ˈɡraʊnd/KK
/ˈɡɹaʊnd/IPA
變化形
grounds
1.
地面;地表
人、動物或物品站立、行走、落下或放置的地球表面。
用法:通常作不可數名詞,說一般的「地面」時不說 a ground。
After the heavy rain, the ground at school was still wet.
大雨過後,學校的地面還是濕的。
2.
土地;場地;庭園
一塊用於特定目的的土地或場地,常以複數形式指建築物周圍的土地。
用法:指建築物周圍的土地時,通常用複數 grounds。
Visitors must leave the school grounds before five o'clock.
訪客必須在五點前離開校園。
3.
理由;依據;根據
支持某項決定、主張、抱怨或行動的理由或事實依據。
用法:常用句型為 on the grounds that + 子句,或 on grounds of + 名詞。
She asked to work from home on health grounds.
她因健康問題,要求在家工作。
4.
基礎;根基;立場
某件事物得以建立、發展或討論的基本依據;也可指某人熟悉的領域或立場。
用法:此義常見於固定搭配,例如 common ground 與 break new ground。
The two groups found common ground when they talked.
這兩個團體聊天時找到了共同點。
5.
接地;地線
電器設備與大地之間的安全連接,可將多餘電流導走以減少觸電風險。
用法:作此義時多為不可數名詞。
Make sure the cooker has a ground before you use it.
使用這個鍋子前,先確認它有接地。
6.
磨碎的;絞碎的
形容食材或其他物質已被磨成細小顆粒或絞成碎末。
用法:此用法通常作名詞前的修飾語,不單獨當作一般形容詞使用。
I use freshly ground coffee to make a cup of coffee in the morning.
我早上會用現磨咖啡煮一杯咖啡。
常見錯誤
The child was punished to stay at home.
The child was grounded.
There are many ground around the school.
There are large grounds around the school.
She was absent in medical grounds.
She was absent on medical grounds.
The report has a strong ground.
The report has a strong foundation.
相關字詞
學習提示
・the ground 通常是「地面」,不可數;grounds 則常指「校園、庭園等周圍土地」或「理由」。
・grounded 有兩個很常見但不同的意思:孩子被禁足,以及飛機因天候或安全問題而停飛。
・on the grounds that 後面接完整子句;on the grounds of 後面接名詞或名詞片語。