單字講座 56：considerable (adj) / considerate (adj)

2024「食」不安心！一連串的食安風暴，從西布特羅肉品、致癌蘇丹紅辣椒粉，到最近骸人聽聞的寶林茶室米酵菌酸中毒案，引爆大眾對食安的極大擔憂。政府真該好好細思如何補破網，保住全民「吃的小確幸」！話說「極大擔憂」是 considerable concern 還是 considerate concern 呢？讓我們一起看下去。



▍considerable (adj) 相當大(多)的 = significant / substantial
▶ 例 1：最近的食安醜聞重創消費者信心，引發大眾對食安的極大擔憂。
Recent food scandals have dealt a heavy blow to consumers’ confidence and raised considerable public concern over food safety.

▍considerate (adj) 體貼的 = thoughtful
▶ 例 1：無論他多麼試著要體貼我，他總是讓我不開心。
No matter how considerate he tries to be towards me, he always upsets me.