comments

comments — noun

1. words that someone says or writes to show a reaction, opinion, or small piece of

1.名詞A2
釋義

words that someone says or writes to show a reaction, opinion, or small piece of information about something

例句

Ada left a kind comment under Noor's graduation photo online.

leave a comment under a post online

After the meeting, Kofi made one brief comment about the budget cuts.

make a comment about + topic

同義詞
  • remark

    often shorter and more spontaneous, especially in speech

  • feedback

    usually given to help someone improve work or performance

  • observation

    more thoughtful and slightly more formal

文法句型

make a comment about + noun phrase

leave a comment on + post or page

send comments to + person

用法筆記

Often used for spoken reactions, written feedback, and online posts. Leave a comment is common on websites, while make a comment is more usual for speech.

常見錯誤

❌She did a comment on my essay.
✅She made a comment on my essay.
💡use make, not do, with comment as a noun.
❌He left me a commentary online.
✅He left me a comment online.
💡commentary is longer and more formal; comment is the everyday word for a short reaction.

2. a fixed reply used when someone will not answer a question, especially in public

2.名詞B1
釋義

a fixed reply used when someone will not answer a question, especially in public

例句

When reporters asked about the leaked email, the mayor said, 'No comment.'

fixed reply: 'No comment.'

At the courthouse door, Eitan repeated 'No comment' and got into the car.

同義詞
  • refusal

    broader; can describe any act of not agreeing, not just a spoken reply

  • silence

    means saying nothing at all; no comment is a spoken refusal

  • denial

    different meaning; denial rejects a claim instead of refusing to answer

文法句型

say 'no comment'

offer no comment on + topic

give a no-comment answer

用法筆記

Usually appears as the exact phrase no comment. It is especially common in news reports when a public figure refuses to respond.

常見錯誤

❌She said no comments to the journalists.
✅She said, "No comment," to the journalists.
💡the fixed expression is singular, not plural.
❌The minister answered no answer.
✅The minister answered, "No comment.
💡use this set phrase when someone refuses to respond publicly.

3. a note placed beside or under a piece of writing to explain it, react to it, or

3.名詞B2
釋義

a note placed beside or under a piece of writing to explain it, react to it, or point out a problem

例句

The teacher wrote comments in the margin beside Mei's first draft.

write comments in the margin

Blue comments under each photo explain where every machine part goes.

同義詞
  • note

    very general; comment more clearly suggests a reaction or explanation attached to text

  • annotation

    more formal and often used in academic or technical writing

  • gloss

    more specialized; often a brief explanation of a difficult word

文法句型

write comments in the margin

add comments to + document

read comments under + image or file

用法筆記

This sense is for notes attached to writing, files, or images, not for ordinary conversation. It is common in classrooms, publishing, and shared online documents.

常見錯誤

❌The professor said comments on my paper.
✅The professor wrote comments on my paper.
💡this sense is about written notes added to a text.
❌I heard the editor's comments in the margin.
✅I read the editor's comments in the margin.
💡margin comments are normally read because they are written on the page.

comments — verb