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home

/ˈhom/KK

/ˈhoʊm/IPA

練發音
名詞
國小
難度 6 個義項
家庭
亦可作形容詞與副詞
變化形
複數

homes

1.
家;住家;住所
極常用

某人平常居住、休息並與家人生活的地方,不一定是自己擁有的房子。

用法:作可數名詞時,常與所有格、冠詞或介系詞連用。談「在家」通常說 at home;談「回家」通常說 go home,不加介系詞 to。

at home
go home
come home
stay home
leave home

After school, she took the bus home.

放學後,她搭公車回家。

Our new home is close to the train station.

我們的新家離火車站很近。

還有 5 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
2.
家庭;家人;家庭生活
常用

一起生活的人所組成的家庭,或家庭中親密、安心的生活氛圍。

用法:常見於單數形式,尤其是在描述家庭環境的片語中。

a happy home
a loving home
a broken home
family home
make a home

Every child needs a safe and loving home.

每個孩子都需要一個安全又充滿愛的家。

The school asked parents to make a quiet place to study at home.

學校請家長在家裡準備一個安靜的讀書地方。

3.
家鄉;故鄉;原籍地
常用

某人的出生地、成長地,或與其有深厚情感連結的地方。

用法:常搭配所有格使用,如 my home;也可用 home town 表示「出生或成長的城鎮」。

home country
far from home
return home
back home
home town

During the New Year, many people go home to see their family.

過年時,許多人回家看家人。

Although he studies far away, his family’s house will always be his home.

雖然他在很遠的地方讀書,但家人的房子永遠是他的家。

4.
收容所;安養機構;照護機構
常用

為特定族群提供住宿與照護的機構,例如年長者或失去家庭照顧的兒童。

用法:常見搭配包括 nursing home 與 children's home。

nursing home
children's home
care home
retirement home
home for older people

The class went to a nursing home and sang songs for the people there.

這個班級去了一間養老院,並為那裡的人唱歌。

People brought fruit and books to the home for children.

人們帶了水果和書到給孩子們住的家。

5.
本壘;得分點
常用
專業

在棒球或壘球中,跑者回到此處即可得分的本壘。

用法:可單獨說 home,也常出現在 home plate、run home 等搭配中。

home plate
run home
slide home
score at home
head for home

A strong throw stopped the runner at home plate.

一個有力的傳球讓跑者停在本壘。

The runner slid home just before the catcher got him.

跑者在捕手抓到他之前滑回本壘。

6.
本地的;國內的;自家的
極常用

作形容詞時,表示與自己的家、國家、所在地或主場隊伍有關。

用法:作定語時通常放在名詞前,不能一般地改成表語;例如通常說 the home team,而不說 the team is home 來表示「主場隊伍」。

home team
home game
home cooking
home country
home market

The home team won the basketball game by two points.

主場球隊以兩分之差贏得籃球比賽。

After one week, we missed food from home.

一週後,我們想念家裡的食物。

常見錯誤

I stayed in home all day.

I stayed at home all day.

I went to home after school.

I went home after school.

My home is a very warm house.

My house is very warm./My home feels warm and welcoming.

I want to go back to my home.

I want to go back home./I want to go back to my house.

相關字詞
away 反義
house 易混淆
hometown 同源詞
homeless 同源詞
household 近義
學習提示

・home 與 house 不完全相同:house 偏重「房屋建築」,home 偏重「居住的地方、家人與歸屬感」。

・home 可作副詞使用:go home、come home、drive home。這種用法通常不加 to。

・表示「待在家」時,固定搭配是 at home;表示「在家工作」可說 work from home。

・在運動中,home team 是主場隊伍,away team 是客場隊伍。

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