pain
/ˈpen/KK
/ˈpeɪn/IPA
變化形
pains
1.
疼痛；痛苦
身體受傷、生病或不適時所感受到的不舒服感覺。
用法：作不可數名詞時，通常不與 a 連用：I am in pain. 作可數名詞時，常用於指某一陣或某一種痛：a sharp pain in my knee。
The dentist gave my brother medicine to help with the pain after he worked on his teeth.
牙醫在幫我哥哥看完牙齒後，給他藥來減輕疼痛。
After carrying her heavy books all day, Mia felt pain in her shoulders.
一整天拿著沉重的書後，Mia 覺得肩膀很痛。
2.
痛苦；苦惱；悲痛
因失去、失望、衝突或其他難過的經歷所造成的心理痛苦。
用法：此義通常作不可數名詞。常見搭配為 cause pain、feel pain、hide one's pain。
Even though Kevin smiled at school, he was still carrying the pain of losing his grandfather.
Kevin 雖然在學校面帶笑容，心裡仍承受著失去祖父的痛苦。
Talking to a trusted friend helped her deal with the pain after the friendship ended.
和信任的朋友聊天，幫助她面對友誼結束後的痛苦。
3.
令人討厭的人；麻煩事
使人感到很煩、難處理或不方便的人或事物。
用法：此義為可數名詞，通常要用冠詞：That form is a pain. a pain in the neck 是較強調「很煩人」的說法。
Filling out all the forms for the club trip was a real pain.
填寫社團旅行的所有表格真是很麻煩。
It is a pain to change trains when it is raining.
下雨時轉搭火車很麻煩。
常見錯誤
I feel painful in my back.
I have pain in my back. ／ My back feels painful.
I have a pain.
I am in pain. ／ I have a pain in my stomach.
My tooth is very pain.
My tooth is very painful. ／ I have a lot of tooth pain.
The medicine decreased my pain.
The medicine relieved my pain. ／ The medicine reduced my pain.
相關字詞
學習提示
・pain 作「疼痛」時，常用 in pain、pain in one's body part、relieve pain。
・不要把 pain 和 painful 混用：pain 是名詞；painful 是形容詞。
・a pain 可指「一陣痛」或「麻煩事」。指人時可能顯得不客氣，宜視對象與情境使用。