far cry
英語[編輯]
詞源[編輯]
指的是在蘇格蘭宗族之間互送的使者和傳話人。
發音[編輯]
（澳洲）音頻 （文檔）
名詞[編輯]
- (俗語，常用於短語「a far cry from」) 很大的差距，很大的區別
- Life in the big city was a far cry from his upbringing on a quiet, small farm.
- 大城市裡的生活與他在安靜的小農場有天壤之別。
- 1951 July, Richard D. Reekie, 「Critical Analysis of Recent Advances in Gynecology」, 出自 Northwest Medicine, 卷 50, 期 7, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association，頁號 508:
- The perineometer of Kagele was unheard of and the hormonology of today is a far cry from the rather crude and relatively weak hormones available in the early and mid-thirties.
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- 2019 5月 19, Alex McLevy, 「The final Game Of Thrones brings a pensive but simple meditation about stories (newbies)」, 出自 The A.V. Club[1]:
- Brienne intervenes in the story of Jaime Lannister, adding to his legend with the exploits she believes paint the picture of him that deserves to live on. Her words are a far cry from those Jaime used to describe himself at their last encounter, instead recounting his deeds and ending with the simple, 「He died protecting his queen,」 a sentence that belies the complicated mix of nobility and tragedy entwined in his actions.
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- 2020 12月 2, Paul Bigland, 「My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet」, 出自 Rail，頁號 65:
- It's a far cry from a previous trip on a Class 150, where the set wheezed and vibrated so much as it staggered up Dainton Bank that I thought it was going to shake itself to bits!
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副詞[編輯]
參考資料[編輯]
- 「be a far cry from」, Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.