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發佈時間: 2022/06/08

Mask

新加坡解除口罩令(mask order)兩個多月,感染數字不升反跌,降至解除令前的約3成。香港的口罩令已經持續兩年多了,何時才可以解除?

Mask用作名詞解「面罩、面具」,例如,a surgical mask(外科口罩)、a face mask(面罩)、a gas mask(防毒面具)等等。名詞mask最常配搭動詞wear(戴)和take off(除)。例句︰People in many countries are no longer required by law to wear masks.(許多國家不再規定市民戴口罩。)Take off your mask so I can see your smile.(除下你的口罩,讓我看見你的笑容。)

Mask也可以用作動詞,解「用面具遮住、掩蓋」。Mask是及物動詞(transitive verb),需要後接受詞(object),說明遮蓋甚麼。例句︰This air freshener can help to mask the bad smell of a washroom.(這空氣清新劑可以幫助掩蓋洗手間的難聞氣味。)

Mask用於指「掩飾(情感)」也可。例如,The parents could not mask their disappointment at their son's bad exam results.(那對父母無法掩飾對兒子糟糕的考試成績的失望。)

(本欄逢周三、五刊登)

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