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some

/ˈsʌm/KK

練發音
限定詞
國小
難度 短、單義、常用
quantifier
1.
一些;若干
極常用

用於複數可數名詞或不可數名詞前,表示數量不確定但存在的一部分人、事物或量。

用法:some 可修飾複數可數名詞與不可數名詞:some books、some water。名詞明確可省略,如 I need some.;但此用法須能從語境知道省略的是什麼。

some water
some time
some people
some money
some questions

We need some milk for breakfast tomorrow.

我們明天早餐需要一些牛奶。

There are some more chairs here.

這裡還有一些椅子。

2.
有些;某些
極常用

用於複數名詞前,指某一部分特定的人或事物,而非全部。

用法:此義的 some 強調「不是全部」。後面通常接複數可數名詞;others 可代替「其他人或事物」,不必再加名詞。

some students
some people think
some families
some teachers
some of them

Some students take the bus to school. Other students ride their bikes.

有些學生搭公車去上學。其他學生騎腳踏車。

Some of the dishes were too hot for my little brother.

有些菜對我的弟弟來說太辣了。

還有 2 個進階的意思(國小之後才會學到)
3.
大約;大概
常用

置於數字或數量前,表示估計值而非精確數字。

用法:some 通常放在數字前,如 some twenty minutes。口語中也常說 about twenty minutes 或 around twenty minutes。

some twenty minutes
some thirty students
some years ago
some fifty dollars

It takes some twenty minutes to walk from the train station to the museum.

從火車站走到博物館大約需要二十分鐘。

Some thirty parents came to the school meeting.

大約有三十位家長來參加學校會議。

4.
某個;某位;某種
常用

用於單數可數名詞前,指說話者不想說明、無法說明,或認為不重要的特定人、事物、時間或地點。

用法:此義的 some 後面可接單數可數名詞,如 some guy;也可接人名,如 some Mr. Chen。不要將它和表示「一些」的複數或不可數名詞用法混淆。

some day
some guy
some reason
some kind of
some Mr. Chen

Some guy left his umbrella outside our apartment door.

有個不知道是誰的人把雨傘留在我們公寓門外。

For some reason, I could not open the school page this morning.

不知道為什麼,今天早上我打不開學校的網頁。

常見錯誤

Do you have some questions?

Do you have any questions?

I do not have some money with me.

I do not have any money with me.

I need some advices.

I need some advice.

Would you like any coffee?

Would you like some coffee?

相關字詞
a little 近義
any 易混淆
several 近義
a few 近義
someone 同源詞
something 同源詞
學習提示

・記憶重點:肯定句多用 some,否定句與一般疑問句多用 any。

・some 可接複數可數名詞或不可數名詞:some classmates、some rice。

・在 Would you like some ...?、Can I have some ...? 這類邀請與請求中,用 some 很自然。

・some of 後面要接限定詞、代名詞或所有格,例如 some of the students、some of them、some of my friends,不能直接說 some of students。

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