moment
/ˈmomənt/KK
/ˈmoʊmənt/IPA
mo·mənt
變化形
moments
1.
片刻;瞬間
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」。
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
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, 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
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。
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
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」。
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
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」。