array
/əˈreɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /əˈreɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ə-ˈrā/ (ame, mw)
array — 名詞
1. a wide selection of items or guests presented side by side, so a viewer can see
一系列；一批
整齊陳列、令人目不暇給的一大群
a wide selection of items or guests presented side by side, so a viewer can see the variety at a glance.
The night market offered a colourful array of street food from every region of Taiwan.
夜市裡擺出一系列來自台灣各地、色彩繽紛的小吃。
an array of + plural noun (variety)
Mrs. Lin spread a dazzling array of cakes across the long wooden table for her granddaughter's birthday.
林太太在長木桌上擺出令人目不暇給的一大批蛋糕，為孫女慶生。
[adjective] array of + plural noun
Visitors to the museum admired an array of ancient bronze swords, jade rings, and painted pots.
到博物館的人欣賞了一系列古代青銅劍、玉環和彩繪陶罐。
The new principal faces a bewildering array of problems on her first day.
新校長上任第一天就面對一連串令人頭痛的問題。
Ben lined up a tidy array of toy soldiers along the top shelf of his bedroom.
班恩在臥室書架的最上層，整齊地排出一列玩具兵。
- selection
more neutral; doesn't suggest visual impact
- range
emphasises variety more than visual display
- collection
stresses what has been gathered, not how it looks
文法句型
an array of + plural noun
a [adjective] array of + noun
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'of' plus a plural noun. Typical scenes include fruit at a market stall, cakes on a tea table, or celebrities on a red carpet. The adjective in front is usually positive or vivid — 'wide', 'dazzling', 'colourful', 'impressive' — or 'bewildering' when the variety feels overwhelming.
常見錯誤
2. in computing or mathematics, a structured set of related values — such as number
陣列；矩陣
程式或數學中依固定順序排列的一組資料
in computing or mathematics, a structured set of related values — such as numbers or words — placed in a fixed order, typically as a grid of rows together with columns, so a program or person can look each one up by its position.
The teacher asked Kenji to store the test scores in an array and then print them in order.
老師請健二把考試成績存進一個陣列，然後依序印出來。
computing: store values in an array
Mei built an array where each row held the daily rainfall for one week in Taipei.
小美建了一個陣列，每一列存放台北某一週的每日雨量。
rows and columns structure
Anna's program reads position five of the array to find the fifth student's name.
安娜的程式讀取陣列的第五個位置，以找出第五位學生的名字。
On the whiteboard, the numbers were drawn as a small array of dots in four rows.
白板上，這些數字被畫成一個由四列點構成的小陣列。
文法句型
an array of + numbers/values
a [size] array
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense always sits inside a technical context (a program, a spreadsheet, a maths problem). Computer programmers usually mean sense 2; a food writer usually means sense 1.
常見錯誤
array — 動詞
1. to set out a group of items in a careful order or pattern, usually so that every
排列；陳列
把東西按順序整齊地擺放出來
to set out a group of items in a careful order or pattern, usually so that everything can be seen at once — for example, lining up cakes on a tray or placing photos in neat rows on a wall.
Grandma arrayed the dumplings in three neat circles on the bamboo steamer.
奶奶把水餃在竹蒸籠上排成三個整齊的圓圈。
array + object + on + place
The shop staff arrayed handmade soaps along the wooden counter for the morning customers.
店員沿著木製櫃台陳列出手工香皂，等著早上的客人。
array + object + along + place
Old family photos were arrayed across the living-room wall in careful date order.
舊的全家福照片依日期順序整齊地陳列在客廳的牆上。
The waiter arrayed the small cups of tea in a perfect line in front of each guest.
服務生把一小杯一小杯的茶在每位客人面前排成一條完美的直線。
Dr. Park arrayed the dinosaur bones on a black cloth for the children to study.
朴博士把恐龍骨頭排放在黑布上，讓孩子們研究。
- scatter
to throw or drop in no particular order
文法句型
array something on/along/across something
be arrayed in/around something
用法筆記
Sounds formal or literary; in everyday speech most Taiwanese learners would choose 'arrange', 'lay out', or 'set out'. Often appears in the passive ('was arrayed', 'were arrayed') in news writing and museum descriptions.
常見錯誤
2. to place soldiers or fighters in their positions before a battle, ready to attac
部署；列陣
把士兵或勢力擺到作戰位置
to place soldiers or fighters in their positions before a battle, ready to attack or defend; also used in a wider sense for any group lining up against an opponent.
King Henry arrayed his archers along the top of the small green hill before dawn.
亨利國王在天亮前把弓箭手部署在那座小綠山的山頂上。
array + troops + along + place
The general arrayed three thousand soldiers across the river bank to stop the enemy crossing.
將軍把三千名士兵部署在河岸上，阻止敵人渡河。
array + soldiers + across + place
By midday, two great armies were arrayed against each other on the open plain.
到了中午，兩支大軍在開闊的平原上列陣對峙。
Powerful banks and oil companies are arrayed against the small village in the new court case.
在這場新的訴訟中，強大的銀行和石油公司聯手對抗那個小村莊。
- withdraw
to pull troops back from their position
文法句型
array troops/forces against someone
be arrayed against someone
用法筆記
Mostly found in history books, novels, and news stories about court cases or political fights. Distinguish from verb sense 1: sense 2 always has people ready for conflict, while sense 1 covers any objects placed in order.