cardboard
/ˈkɑːdbɔːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːrdbɔːrd/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkärd-ˌbȯrd/ (ame, mw) · /ˈkɑːd.bɔːd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈkɑːrd.bɔːrd/ (ame, ipa)
cardboard — 名詞
1. a stiff paper material, thicker than normal paper, that people use for boxes, si
厚紙板
較厚較硬、常做盒子的紙材
a stiff paper material, thicker than normal paper, that people use for boxes, signs, and simple models.
Noa cut a small house from cardboard for the science fair.
Noa 為了科展，用厚紙板剪出一間小房子。
make something from cardboard
The shop packed Theo's lamp in thick cardboard before delivery.
店家在送貨前，用厚紙板把 Theo 的燈包好。
Rachid slid a piece of cardboard under the table leg.
Rachid 把一片厚紙板塞到桌腳下面。
Christopher saved the cardboard from the box for art class.
Christopher 把盒子的厚紙板留下來上美術課。
Quan taped cardboard over the broken window until the glass arrived.
Quan 先用厚紙板把破掉的窗戶封住，等玻璃送到。
- paperboard
a more technical packaging term for thick paper material
- boxboard
used mainly for the type made into cartons and boxes
用法筆記
Usually treated as an uncountable material word. When you need a unit, speakers often say "a piece of cardboard" or "a sheet of cardboard."
常見錯誤
cardboard — 形容詞
- cardboardpositive
- more cardboardcomparative
- most cardboardsuperlative
1. too flat and simple to feel like a real person, especially in a story, film, or
刻板的
角色等顯得單薄不真實
too flat and simple to feel like a real person, especially in a story, film, or play.
Owen stopped reading because the hero felt cardboard from page one.
Owen 因為主角從第一頁開始就很刻板，所以不想再讀了。
predicative use about a story character
The teacher said the father in my play was too cardboard.
老師說我劇裡的父親角色太刻板。
The film villain still seemed cardboard after his long speech.
那個電影反派講完一大段話後，還是顯得很刻板。
Ada made the queen less cardboard by adding fear to her voice.
Ada 加進害怕的語氣後，皇后就沒那麼刻板了。
Tomás dropped the show after its cardboard villains started shouting again.
Tomás 看到劇裡那些刻板的壞人又開始大喊，就不想看了。
- flat
a broader word for writing or acting with little depth
- stereotyped
stresses that the person follows a fixed, predictable type
- wooden
often focuses on stiff acting rather than unreal characterization
- lifelike
suggests believable detail and natural human feeling
- convincing
emphasizes that the character or performance feels real
用法筆記
Most often used in reviews of fiction, acting, or dialogue. It usually criticizes a character or performance for lacking depth rather than describing a real person's personality.