boon
/buːn/ (bre, ipa) · [bˈun] /buːn/ (ame, ipa) · [bˈun] /ˈbün How to pronounce boon (audio)/ (ame, mw)
boon — 名詞
- boonsingular
- boonsplural
1. something that brings a welcome advantage and makes life or work easier in a cle
好處；福音
能帶來明顯便利或改善的事物
something that brings a welcome advantage and makes life or work easier in a clear way
Free school lunches were a boon for families during the long strike.
在那場長期罷工期間，免費學校午餐成了許多家庭的一大福音。
a boon for + group during hardship
The new bus route has been a boon to older residents.
這條新的公車路線對年長居民大有好處。
a boon to + person/group
For Mei, a dishwasher was a boon after her twins were born.
對 Mei 來說，雙胞胎出生後，洗碗機成了一大福音。
Cheap mobile data is a boon for street vendors taking online orders.
便宜的行動上網對接網路訂單的攤販很有好處。
Rainwater tanks were a boon when the village wells nearly dried up.
當村裡的井幾乎乾掉時，雨水儲槽成了一大福音。
文法句型
a boon to + person/group
a boon for + activity/situation
be a boon to/for + noun phrase
用法筆記
Most often appears in the pattern a boon to/for + person or group. It usually describes help that solves an ongoing problem or makes daily life noticeably easier.
常見錯誤
boon — 形容詞
- boonpositive
- boonercomparative
- boonestsuperlative
1. friendly, cheerful, and ready to enjoy time with other people
豪爽；合群
待人熱情、愛和大家同樂的
friendly, cheerful, and ready to enjoy time with other people
At supper, Diego was boon, telling stories to everyone at the table.
晚餐時，Diego 很合群，不停對桌上的每個人說故事。
literary predicate: be boon
By midnight, the innkeeper had grown boon and kept singing to guests.
到了半夜，那位旅店老闆變得很豪爽，還一直唱歌給客人聽。
The memoir remembers Aunt Rosa as a boon companion on every train trip.
那本回憶錄記得 Aunt Rosa 在每次火車旅行中都是個豪爽的旅伴。
After the toast, the host turned boon and urged the band on.
敬酒之後，主人變得很合群，還催著樂隊繼續演奏。
文法句型
be / grow / turn boon
boon companion
用法筆記
This sense is literary and old-fashioned. It appears most often in the fixed phrase boon companion or after verbs like be, grow, and turn when someone is in a warm, sociable mood.
2. likely to help a person, plan, or situation by bringing a good result
有利的
能帶來好結果或幫助的
likely to help a person, plan, or situation by bringing a good result
A weaker dollar proved boon to local exporters that summer.
那年夏天，較弱的匯價對本地出口商很有利。
literary predicate: prove boon to
After months of drought, the late rain seemed boon to every farm.
乾旱數月後，這場姍姍來遲的雨對每座農場都很有利。
The grant may be boon to small theatres outside the capital.
這筆補助對首都以外的小劇場可能很有利。
Cooler weather was boon for crews repairing the damaged road.
較涼的天氣對修復受損道路的工班很有利。
- beneficial
modern everyday choice for something that helps
- favourable
often used for conditions, results, or official opinions
- helpful
simpler and broader; less formal than boon
文法句型
be boon to + person/group
prove boon to + person/group
seem boon for + situation
用法筆記
This sense is mainly literary or old-fashioned and is usually used after be, seem, or prove. In everyday English, writers more often choose the noun phrase a boon or the adjective beneficial.