present

present

單字

學習摘要

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present 當形容詞有兩個常見意思:「出席的」和「現在的」。
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「出席的」放在 be 動詞或名詞後:Everyone is present。
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「現在的」放在名詞前:the present time。
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形容詞重音在前 PRE-sent,動詞 pre-SENT 重音在後。

基本資訊

present
adj.
/ˈprɛznt/
主要意義:
1. 出席的
2. 現在的

例句

All the students are present today.
今天全班都到齊了。
Were you present at the class meeting?
班會時你有在場嗎?
The present plan is better than the old one.
現在的計畫比之前的好。
At the present time, we don't have enough money.
目前我們錢還不夠。

其他意義

存在的、含有的
Sugar is present in many drinks.
很多飲料裡都含有糖。

同義詞

current
What is the current temperature?
現在溫度幾度?

反義詞

absent
Two students were absent yesterday.
昨天有兩個學生缺席。
past
Don't worry about past mistakes.
別再擔心過去犯的錯了。

常見錯誤

✗
Everyone is presented today.
✓
Everyone is present today.
「出席」用形容詞 present,不用過去分詞 presented。
✗
把 the present members 理解成「在場的成員」
✓
the members present 才是「在場的成員」;the present members 是「現在的成員」
present 放名詞後是「出席的」,放名詞前是「現在的」。
✗
形容詞念成 pre-SENT
✓
形容詞念 PRE-sent
形容詞、名詞重音在前,動詞才在後。
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