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moment

/ˈmomənt/KK

/ˈmoʊmənt/IPA

mo·mənt

練發音
名詞
國中
難度 2 個音節、4 個義項
countable
usually singular in time expressions
變化形
複數

moments

1.
片刻;瞬間
極常用

一段很短的時間,通常用來請人稍等、表示事情很快發生,或描述短暫的感受。

用法:for a moment 表示「一會兒」;in a moment 表示「很快、等一下」;at the moment 表示「目前、此刻」。

wait a moment
just a moment
for a moment
in a moment
at the moment

I thought I had missed the train, but it arrived a moment later.

我以為自己錯過火車了,但它過了一會兒就到了。

Could you wait a moment while I find my bus card?

你可以等一下嗎?我找一下我的公車卡。

2.
時刻;時機
極常用

某個特定的時間點,尤其是具有重要性、值得記住或需要立即行動的時刻。

用法:常與介系詞 at 或 of 連用,如 at that moment、a moment of truth。

at that moment
the right moment
the perfect moment
a special moment
a defining moment

At that moment, I knew I wanted to study in another country after I finished school.

那一刻,我知道自己想在完成學業後到另一個國家讀書。

The teacher chose the right moment to tell us about the class trip.

老師選了適當的時機告訴我們班級旅行的事。

3.
片段;一刻的經歷
常用

某段短暫但具有特別感受、意義或值得記憶的經歷。

用法:常用複數 moments 指生活中多個值得記住的片段。

capture a moment
happy moments
quiet moment
family moment
cherish the moment

After a busy week at school, I finally had a quiet moment to call my grandmother.

忙碌地上了一週課後,我終於有一小段安靜的時間可以打電話給奶奶。

We took photos to keep the happy moments from our New Year dinner.

我們拍照來留下新年晚餐的快樂時光。

4.
當下;此刻
常用

指正在發生的現在,或專注體驗眼前事物而不掛念過去與未來的狀態。

用法:in the moment 通常指「全心投入當下」;at the moment 則通常只是指「目前」。

live in the moment
be in the moment
enjoy the moment
savor the moment

Put your phone away and enjoy the moment with your family.

把手機收起來,好好享受和家人在一起的當下。

At that moment, Mia forgot that she was afraid.

在那一刻,Mia 忘了自己原本很害怕。

常見錯誤

Please wait me a moment.

Please wait for me a moment./Please wait a moment.

I am studying at the moment for the test tomorrow.

I am studying for the test tomorrow./I am studying at the moment.

I will call you at a moment.

I will call you in a moment.

At the moment when I saw the message, I was eating.

When I saw the message, I was eating./The moment I saw the message, I was eating.

相關字詞
minute 近義
instant 近義
occasion 近義
momentary 同源詞
at the moment 片語形式
for the moment 片語形式
學習提示

・Just a moment 是禮貌地請人稍等的常用說法。

・the moment 可作連接詞用,表示「一……就……」,例如 The moment I got home, it started to rain。

・for the moment 與 at the moment 不同:前者是「暫時」,後者是「目前」。

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