adventurous

IPA/ədˈventʃərəs/
KK[ædvˈɛntʃɚəs]IPA/ədˈventʃərəs/

adventurous — 形容詞

  • adventurouspositive
  • more adventurouscomparative
  • most adventuroussuperlative

1. ready to do unfamiliar, challenging, or slightly risky things because they seem

1.形容詞B2
釋義

愛冒險的

敢嘗試新鮮或較冒險的事

ready to do unfamiliar, challenging, or slightly risky things because they seem fun or worth trying

例句

Leah was adventurous enough to try fried insects at the night market.

Leah 很愛冒險，敢在夜市試吃炸昆蟲。

adventurous enough to + verb

Our children grew more adventurous after a week of camping in the hills.

我們家孩子在山上露營一週後，變得更敢嘗試新鮮事了。

more adventurous after an experience

常見搭配
  • adventurous enough to try
  • more adventurous with food
  • adventurous spirit
  • adventurous choice
同義詞
  • daring

    stronger and more dramatic; suggests bigger risks

  • bold

    often approving; can describe confident or surprising choices too

  • experimental

    best for food, art, or methods, not usually for a person's general character

反義詞
  • cautious

    careful to avoid danger or mistakes

  • timid

    too easily frightened to try much

文法句型

be adventurous enough to + verb

adventurous about + noun

adventurous + noun

用法筆記

Common with people and with choices that show their attitude, such as food, clothes, travel plans, or design ideas. Distinguish from sense 2: this sense points to the person or choice that welcomes risk, not to the experience itself.

常見錯誤

The road is adventurous.
The trip is adventurous.' / 'Mia is adventurous.
use sense 1 for a person's character or a choice that shows it, not for the road itself.

2. having a lot of action, surprise, and possible danger, so it feels like an adven

2.形容詞B2
釋義

驚險刺激

充滿冒險感且可能有危險

having a lot of action, surprise, and possible danger, so it feels like an adventure

例句

The brothers told us about their adventurous boat trip across the stormy lake.

那對兄弟跟我們說起他們橫越暴風湖面的驚險刺激划船之旅。

adventurous + trip

Her first year as a mountain guide was adventurous and sometimes frightening.

她當登山嚮導的第一年很驚險刺激，有時也讓人害怕。

be adventurous and + adjective

常見搭配
  • adventurous journey
  • adventurous life
  • adventurous story
  • adventurous holiday
同義詞
  • exciting

    broader and weaker; does not always suggest danger

  • risky

    focuses on danger, with no positive sense of fun

  • thrilling

    stronger on excitement and emotional rush

反義詞
  • safe

    free from serious danger

  • dull

    lacking excitement or surprise

文法句型

adventurous + trip/journey/life

be adventurous and + adjective

turn something into an adventurous + noun

用法筆記

Usually used for trips, sports, stories, jobs, and periods of life. Distinguish from sense 1, which names a willing attitude; this sense describes the event, activity, or story that brings risk and excitement.

常見錯誤

Leo became adventurous after the stormy camp.
Leo is adventurous, and the camp was adventurous too.
this sense describes the experience itself; a person's character belongs to sense 1.

同根字

常見搭配

副詞搭配

  • very adventurous
  • quite adventurous
  • rather adventurous
  • more adventurous