"ear" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 耳朵
• 聽覺

Definition

ear 指頭部兩側用來聽聲音的器官。它也可以表示分辨和理解聲音、音樂或口語的能力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

表示身體部位時通常是可數名詞，如 'an ear', 'my ears'。在 'have a good ear for music' 或 'play by ear' 這類表達中，它表示聽辨能力，不是指器官本身。常見搭配有 'in one ear and out the other'、'keep your ear to the ground'。

Examples

My left ear hurts.

我的左**耳朵**痛。

The baby has small ears.

這個寶寶的**耳朵**很小。

She has a good ear for music.

她對音樂有很好的**聽覺**。

Sorry, I didn't catch that—could you say it again in my ear a little louder?

抱歉，我沒聽清——你可以在我**耳邊**再大聲一點說一遍嗎？

That advice went in one ear and out the other.

那條建議從一隻**耳朵**進，從另一隻耳朵出。

Let's play it by ear and see how the meeting goes.

我們先**憑聽覺**隨機應對，看看會議進展怎麼樣。