單字講座 163:intolerable (adj) / intolerant (adj)
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大眾運輸工具NG行為票選排行前四名為:「喧嘩吵鬧」、「性騷擾」、「散發異味」、「情勒讓座」。你最無法忍受哪一個呢?話說「令人無法忍受的」是 intolerable 還是 intolerant?下方說分明。
▍intolerable (adj) 令人無法忍受的
▶ 例 1:在沙漠旅遊幾天後,口渴和酷熱變得令人無法忍受。
After days of travel in the desert, thirst became intolerable, as did the heat.
▍intolerant (adj) 不包容的(心胸狹隘的)
▶ 例 1:種族主義者無法包容其他族群,且因為他們的族裔而歧視他們。
Racist people are intolerant of other racial groups and discriminate against them for their ethnicity.
▍intolerable (adj) 令人無法忍受的
▶ 例 1:在沙漠旅遊幾天後,口渴和酷熱變得令人無法忍受。
After days of travel in the desert, thirst became intolerable, as did the heat.
▍intolerant (adj) 不包容的(心胸狹隘的)
▶ 例 1:種族主義者無法包容其他族群,且因為他們的族裔而歧視他們。
Racist people are intolerant of other racial groups and discriminate against them for their ethnicity.