comments

comments — 名詞

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

1.名詞A2
釋義

意見；評論

說出或寫下的反應或看法

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.

Ada 在 Noor 的畢業照片下留了一則很貼心的評論。

leave a comment under a post online

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

會議後，Kofi 對預算刪減提出了一句簡短的意見。

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

無可奉告

拒答問題時的固定說法

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.'

當記者問起那封外流電郵時，市長說：「無可奉告。」

fixed reply: 'No comment.'

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

在法院門口，Eitan 重複說著「無可奉告」，然後坐進車裡。

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

註解；批註

附在文字旁的說明或意見

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.

老師在 Mei 的初稿旁邊寫了批註。

write comments in the margin

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

每張照片下方的藍色註解說明了每個機器零件要放在哪裡。

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 — 動詞