faster
faster — 形容詞
1. moving or taking place at a greater speed than someone or something else; more r
更快的
速度或動作比另一者更快
moving or taking place at a greater speed than someone or something else; more rapid in movement or action.
A bullet train travels much faster than a regular passenger train.
高速列車比普通客車快得多。
than + noun phrase for comparison
Yuki's new laptop runs faster than her old desktop computer.
Yuki 的新筆電跑得比她舊的桌機還快。
The cheetah is faster than any other land animal on the planet.
獵豹是地球上跑得最快的陸上動物。
To finish on time, the team needed a faster way to share large files.
為了按時完成，團隊需要更快的方式來分享大型檔案。
Noor felt her heart beat faster as she waited for the test results.
Noor 感覺心跳加速，因為她正在等待考試結果。
- quicker
interchangeable in most speed contexts; quicker leans slightly toward 'done in less time' while faster leans toward 'moving at higher speed'
- slower
direct opposite in speed and duration
用法筆記
Frequently followed by than to introduce the thing being compared. The adverb fast is used after verbs of motion (run fast, drive fast); the adjective fast goes before nouns (a fast car, a fast runner).
常見錯誤
2. fuller of exciting events, rapid changes, or lively activity than something else
快節奏的
活動或生活步調更緊湊
fuller of exciting events, rapid changes, or lively activity than something else; more hurried in atmosphere or pace of life.
Life in a big city like Taipei is much faster than life in a small farming village.
台北這樣的大城市生活比小農村快節奏得多。
faster pace of life / lifestyle comparison
The second half of the basketball game was faster and drew louder cheers from the crowd.
籃球賽下半場節奏更快，引來了更多觀眾的歡呼。
Sofia prefers the faster pace of a busy newsroom to the quiet atmosphere of a library.
Sofia 喜歡忙碌編輯室的快節奏，勝過圖書館的寧靜氛圍。
After the promotion, Amir found himself living a faster life with less time for his hobbies.
升職之後，Amir 的生活步調更快了，休閒時間也變少了。
- livelier
emphasises energy and activity more than speed
- more hectic
adds a sense of stressful hurry, not just excitement
3. showing a time that is even further ahead of the correct time than another clock
走得較快的
指時鐘顯示時間比正確時間早
showing a time that is even further ahead of the correct time than another clock or watch.
My kitchen clock is about five minutes faster than the one in the living room.
我廚房裡的時鐘比客廳的那個大約快五分鐘。
faster than [another timepiece]
Chen's wristwatch runs faster than the station clock by almost ten minutes.
Chen 的手錶比車站時鐘快了將近十分鐘。
The old clock in the hall is much faster than the modern digital clock on the desk.
大廳裡的老時鐘比書桌上的現代電子鐘快得多。
用法筆記
Applies only to clocks, watches, and timing devices. Not used for other kinds of speed or pace.
常見錯誤
4. needing even less light to capture an image than another type of photographic fi
感光更強的
需更少光線的底片或感光元件
needing even less light to capture an image than another type of photographic film or digital sensor; having greater light sensitivity.
Modern smartphone cameras use much faster sensors than models from just five years ago.
現代智慧型手機的感光元件比五年前的型號靈敏得多。
faster sensors / faster film (light sensitivity)
For indoor sports without a flash, a faster film gives clearer pictures in low light.
拍攝室內運動且不用閃光燈時，感光更強的底片能在低光源下拍出更清晰的照片。
Theo switched to a faster lens so he could take sharp photos at dusk.
Theo 換了一顆光圈更大的鏡頭，以便在黃昏時拍出清晰的照片。
- more light-sensitive
literal description of the property; avoids the speed metaphor
- higher ISO
technical equivalent in digital photography
- slower
in photography, slower film requires more light
- less sensitive
describes the same property without the speed metaphor
用法筆記
Common in photography manuals and camera reviews. The opposite is slower (less sensitive to light). This sense is distinct from all other senses of fast — it refers to light sensitivity, not speed of movement.
faster — 副詞
1. at a greater speed than before or than someone or something else; in a shorter a
更快地
以更高的速度或用更短時間
at a greater speed than before or than someone or something else; in a shorter amount of time.
Could you speak a little slower? You are talking faster than I can follow.
可以說慢一點嗎？你說得比我聽得懂的速度還快。
faster than + clause for comparison
The doctor said Noor would recover faster if she drank plenty of water and rested.
醫生說 Noor 只要多喝水、多休息，就會恢復得更快。
Amir drove faster than the speed limit and got pulled over by a police officer.
Amir 開車速度超過了速限，結果被警察攔了下來。
If we take the mountain road, we will reach the cabin faster than going around the lake.
如果我們走山路，會比繞著湖走更快到達小木屋。
The new fibre-optic connection downloads files much faster than the old copper wire.
新的光纖網路下載檔案比舊的銅線快得多。
- more quickly
more formal than faster; used in academic and professional writing
- more rapidly
formal synonym; often describes processes or rates of change
- more slowly
direct opposite; also follows the verb it modifies
用法筆記
Faster as an adverb follows the verb it modifies (drive faster, recover faster, learn faster). For emphasis or large differences, use much faster, far faster, or a lot faster. Do not use more faster — this is a common error.