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Singles' Day

發佈時間: 2019/11/11

Singles' Day

中國網購不止內需強勁,在世界上亦極具影響力,光棍節(Singles' Day)大減價就是一個好例子。很多外國網站更早在上星期已經推出雙十一(double 11)折扣優惠。不過,黑色星期五的大減價可能更加厲害。

Single可以用作形容詞,不單止解「一個的」,而且有強調作用,指「單一的、僅有一個的」- only one。例如,He had indeed won the election by a single vote.(他確實僅以一票的優勢贏得了選舉。)He finished the book in a single day.(他一天之內就看完了這本書。)It was a busy street but not a single person offered to help me.(那條街道很繁忙,但沒有一個人願意幫助我。)

形容詞single還可以解「單身的、未婚的」。例句︰Raising a child is difficult;being a single mother makes it even more so.(撫養孩子很困難,作為單身母親更加困難。)

Singles用作名詞指「單身者、未婚者」時,只會用複數。因此,光棍節的英文是Singles' Day,而不是Single's Day。

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

撰文: Ally Dean's List級英文老師
欄名: WordDiscovery