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註︰intolerant 用於人是指「不能容忍、接受不同意見」、「褊狹的」,例如:

He was so firm in his own belief that he was intolerant of others’ opinions.

或對食物、藥物過敏,有 lactose-intolerant(乳糖不耐症)、gluten-intolerant(麩質不耐症)。intolerable 是「難受的」、「令人受不了的」、「令人無法忍受的」,例如:intolerable heat, intolerable insult 等。

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Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.

2. 這年輕人痛改前非,他的父母非常高興。

ˇ The young man’s parents are extremely happy because he has turned over a new leaf.

χ The young man’s parents are very pleasant because he has turned over a new leaf.

註︰pleasant 表示「(令人) 舒適的」、「(令人感到) 有趣的」 或「令人高興的」,例如:a pleasant companion, a pleasant voice, a pleasant journey 等。說「自己心裏高興」,應用happy 或 pleased,例如:

I’m very pleased with what you have done.

3. 聽了這個消息,他很不愉快。

ˇ He was very displeased when he heard the news.

χ He was very unpleasant when he heard the news.

註:unpleasant 是 pleasant 的反義詞;displeased 是 pleased 的反義詞。

4. 你這個月的工作不能令人滿意。

ˇ Your work this month has not been satisfactory.

χ Your work this month has not been satisfied.

註:satisfactory 表示「令人滿意」,用於事;satisfied 表示「感到滿意」,

用於人。例如:

The student’s answer is quite satisfactory.

He was satisfied with my answer.

5. 這絕不是什麼鑽石,它一文不值。

ˇ This is no diamond! It is valueless / worthless.

χ This is no diamond! It is invaluable.

註:in- 一般是反義詞字首,如 incorrect, indirect,但 valuable 的反義詞不是 invaluable。invaluable 是「無法估價的」或「無價的」、「非常貴重的」。valueless 才是 valuable 的反義詞,作「毫無價值的」解。

Exercises:

A. 這顆頂級鑽石是個無價之寶。

This top-quality diamond is __________ .

1. invaluable

2. nonprice

3. valueless

4. unvaluable

B. 他對自己的信念是如此地堅定,以致於無法容忍別人的意見。

He was so firm in his own belief that he was ______ of others’ opinions.

1. unbearable

2. intolerable

3. unendurable

4. intolerant

Answers: A. 1 B. 4

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蘇正隆 — 台灣翻譯學學會前理事長、師大翻譯研究所兼任副教授; 編著《走讀自然.花言樹語》,《英語的對與錯》,《世紀病毒:必讀防疫英文知識與詞彙》...等。國家教育研究院中英雙語詞彙審議委員;研究領域為翻譯、術語及詞典編譯,從事植物與人文導覽數十年,亦曾應邀遠赴國外大學做植物人文導覽。

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