filters

IPA/ˈfɪl.tər/
KK[fˈɪltɚz]IPA/ˈfɪl.tɚ/

filters — 名詞

  • filterssingular
  • filtersesplural

1. a device or material with tiny holes that catches unwanted bits when liquid, air

1.名詞B1
釋義

過濾器

用來去除液體或氣體中雜質的裝置

a device or material with tiny holes that catches unwanted bits when liquid, air, or light passes through it

例句

Yuki poured the tea through a paper filter and handed me the warm cup.

Yuki 把茶倒進紙質過濾器,然後把溫熱的杯子遞給我。

collocation: paper filter

The water filter under Fatima's kitchen sink needed replacing after six months.

Fatima 廚房水槽下方的濾水器用了六個月,需要更換了。

collocation: water filter

常見搭配
  • water filter
  • air filter
  • coffee filter
  • oil filter
  • paper filter
同義詞
  • strainer

    has larger holes; used in kitchens for separating solids from liquids like pasta from water

  • sieve

    finer than a strainer; used for sifting dry ingredients like flour, or for puréeing

  • screen

    a flat mesh that blocks larger objects like insects, not fine particles

2. a thin sheet of glass or plastic that fits over a camera lens to adjust the colo

2.名詞B2
釋義

相機濾鏡

裝在鏡頭前改變光線的薄片

a thin sheet of glass or plastic that fits over a camera lens to adjust the colour or brightness of the picture

例句

Kwame screwed a red filter onto his lens before shooting the sunset over the lake.

Kwame 在拍攝湖上夕陽之前,把紅色濾鏡旋上鏡頭。

typical use: screw a filter onto a lens

Olga uses a UV filter to protect her expensive camera glass from scratches.

Olga 用 UV 濾鏡來保護昂貴的相機鏡片不被刮傷。

collocation: UV filter

常見搭配
  • UV filter
  • polarising filter
  • lens filter
  • neutral density filter
同義詞
  • lens filter

    interchangeable with this sense in photography contexts

用法筆記

Often used with material names (UV, polarising, neutral density) that describe what kind of light the filter affects. Distinguish from noun sense 4, which is a software effect in an app.

3. a setting or program that picks out or hides certain information from a larger s

3.名詞B2
釋義

篩選工具

挑選或排除特定資訊的軟體功能

a setting or program that picks out or hides certain information from a larger set — for example, showing only emails from last week, or blocking websites with adult content

例句

Jamal set an email filter so messages from his boss go straight to a starred folder.

Jamal 設了郵件篩選條件,讓老闆的信直接進到星號資料夾。

collocation: email filter

The library website has a filter to show only books published after 2020.

圖書館網站有篩選功能,只顯示 2020 年後出版的書籍。

typical use: a filter to + verb phrase

常見搭配
  • search filter
  • spam filter
  • content filter
  • email filter
  • price filter
同義詞

4. a feature in a photo app or social media platform that changes how a picture loo

4.名詞B1
釋義

修圖濾鏡

改變照片外觀的手機特效

a feature in a photo app or social media platform that changes how a picture looks, such as making it black-and-white or adding a warm glow

例句

Keiko tried five different filters on her holiday photo before posting it online.

Keiko 在她的假期照片上試了五種不同濾鏡,才發佈到網上。

typical use: try a filter on a photo

Ivan added a vintage filter to make his street photo look like it was taken decades ago.

Ivan 加了復古濾鏡,讓街拍照片看起來像幾十年前拍的。

collocation: vintage filter

常見搭配
  • photo filter
  • vintage filter
  • beauty filter
  • black-and-white filter
同義詞
  • photo effect

    broader term; a filter is one type of photo effect

用法筆記

Common in social media contexts. Different from noun sense 2, which is a physical glass or plastic accessory attached to a camera lens.

5. the mental check that stops a person from blurting out remarks that would hurt,

5.名詞C1
釋義

自制力

阻止不當發言的心理界線

the mental check that stops a person from blurting out remarks that would hurt, offend, or embarrass others

例句

After three drinks, Tariq's filter disappeared and he told his boss exactly what he thought.

三杯酒下肚,Tariq 的自制力消失無蹤,直接把對新政策的想法全告訴了老闆。

typical use: someone's filter disappears

Most children lack a social filter and will say whatever pops into their heads.

多數孩子缺乏社交自制力,想到什麼就說什麼。

collocation: lack a filter

常見搭配
  • no filter
  • without a filter
  • social filter
同義詞
  • self-control

    broader; covers all kinds of impulses, not just speech

  • tact

    the natural ability to avoid giving offence; a filter is the internal mechanism behind tact

用法筆記

Almost always used with 'no' or 'without' in everyday speech: 'he has no filter,' 'she speaks without a filter.' Most often applied to blunt or tactless people.

常見錯誤

He doesn't have a filter on his mouth.
He has no filter.
The phrase 'no filter' already refers to speech; adding 'on his mouth' is redundant.

6. a green arrow on a traffic signal that lets drivers know it is safe to turn in a

6.名詞B1
釋義

轉彎箭頭

綠燈時允許轉彎的箭頭燈號

a green arrow on a traffic signal that lets drivers know it is safe to turn in a particular direction

例句

Wei waited for the green filter arrow before turning right at the busy crossing.

Wei 等到綠色轉彎箭頭亮起,才在繁忙的路口右轉。

collocation: filter arrow

The filter arrow at the town hall junction lets drivers turn left before the main light turns green.

市政廳路口的轉彎箭頭讓駕駛人在主燈變綠前就能左轉。

typical use: filter arrow at a junction

常見搭配
  • filter arrow
  • filter light
  • filter signal
  • left-turn filter
同義詞

用法筆記

Mainly British English. In American English, drivers say 'turn arrow' or 'green arrow' instead.

7. an electronic component that blocks certain frequencies in a signal — used in au

7.名詞C1
釋義

濾波器

阻擋特定頻率的電子元件

an electronic component that blocks certain frequencies in a signal — used in audio equipment, radio, and power supplies to clean up unwanted noise

例句

The audio engineer added a low-pass filter to remove the hissing noise from the recording.

音訊工程師加了一個低通濾波器,去除錄音中的嘶嘶雜音。

collocation: low-pass filter

Fatima's old radio uses a simple filter to separate the different stations from each other.

Fatima 的老收音機用一個簡單的濾波器來區分不同電臺。

常見搭配
  • low-pass filter
  • band-pass filter
  • power-line filter
  • noise filter
同義詞

用法筆記

Technical term in electronics and audio engineering. Outside these fields, most speakers use the general sense (noun 1).

filters — 動詞

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