單字講座 137:heroin (n) / heroine (n)
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Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood. 生命中沒有什麼值得害怕的東西;只有需要被理解的事情,居禮夫人 (Marie Curie) 如是說。
她冒著生命危險發現和研究鐳與釙,最終也因輻射中毒而去世。她當年的筆記,至今仍殘留放射線,學者專家調閱之前,都得簽署文件,聲明後果自行負責。感謝這位得過兩次諾貝爾獎的女英雄,讓放射線走入醫學領域,照亮了全世界。heroin 和 heroine 兩字發音相同,究竟哪個才是意指「女英雄」呢?下方說分明。
▍heroin (n) 海洛因
▶ 例 1:Mike 15 歲時開始嘗試烈性毒品,很快地就對海洛因成癮。
Mike started experimenting with hard drugs at the age of 15 and soon developed an addiction to heroin.
▍heroine (n) 女主角 / 女英雄
▶ 例 1:導演暗示男主角或女主角其中一方可能在續集遭遇不測。
The director offered hints for the sequel, in which either the hero or the heroine might be dead.
▶ 例 2:Marie Curie 被視為女英雄。她的放射研究為癌症治療奠定了基礎。
Marie Curie has been recognized as a heroine whose work in radiation paved the way for cancer treatments.
▍heroin (n) 海洛因
▶ 例 1:Mike 15 歲時開始嘗試烈性毒品,很快地就對海洛因成癮。
Mike started experimenting with hard drugs at the age of 15 and soon developed an addiction to heroin.
▍heroine (n) 女主角 / 女英雄
▶ 例 1:導演暗示男主角或女主角其中一方可能在續集遭遇不測。
The director offered hints for the sequel, in which either the hero or the heroine might be dead.
▶ 例 2:Marie Curie 被視為女英雄。她的放射研究為癌症治療奠定了基礎。
Marie Curie has been recognized as a heroine whose work in radiation paved the way for cancer treatments.