loud
/ˈlaʊd/KK
變化形
louder
loudest
1.
大聲的；響亮的
聲音的音量很大，容易聽見，或比周遭的聲音明顯得多。
用法：常放在名詞前，或用於連綴動詞後：loud music、The music is loud。
Could you turn the TV down? It is too loud for Grandpa.
你可以把電視轉小聲一點嗎？對爺爺來說太大聲了。
We heard a loud noise from the kitchen during dinner.
晚餐時，我們聽到廚房傳來很大的聲音。
2.
吵鬧的；喧嘩的
場所、活動或一群人發出許多聲音，令人難以安靜交談或專心。
用法：形容人群時，loud 通常著重其聲音很大；若強調不安靜或令人困擾，也常用 noisy。
The class became loud when the teacher went out.
老師出去時，班上變得很吵。
The music was so loud that we could not talk well.
音樂太大聲了，我們沒辦法好好說話。
還有 1 個進階的意思（國小之後才會學到）
3.
鮮豔刺眼的；花俏俗豔的
顏色、圖案或款式過於鮮明、誇張，常帶有不太好看的批評意味。
用法：此義常置於名詞前，例如 loud colors；不是指實際聲音。
He did not wear the shirt because its colors were too loud.
他沒有穿那件襯衫，因為它的顏色太花了。
My sister does not like loud colors, so she wears black or gray.
我姊姊不喜歡鮮豔的顏色，所以她穿黑色或灰色。
常見錯誤
The classroom is too loudly to study.
The classroom is too loud to study in.
Please don't speak loud.
Please don't speak loudly.
This restaurant has a loud noise.
This restaurant is loud.／There is a lot of noise in this restaurant.
The music is very loudly.
The music is very loud.
相關字詞
學習提示
・loud 可指實際音量大，也可指場所很吵；形容顏色或服裝時，則指過於花俏、鮮豔。
・常見片語 loud and clear 意為「清楚明白地」，例如 I heard you loud and clear，意思是「我聽得很清楚，也完全明白你的意思」。
・比較音量時，通常說 louder than，不說 more loud than。