news
/njuːz/ (bre, ipa) · /nuːz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnüz ˈnyüz/ (ame, mw)
news — 名詞
1. Facts and details about things that have recently happened or are happening now,
新聞；消息
關於近期事件的資訊
Facts and details about things that have recently happened or are happening now, which people learn from newspapers, television, websites, or conversation.
Sumin checks the news on her phone every morning before getting out of bed.
Sumin 每天早上起床前都會用手機看新聞。
collocation: check the news
The news about the election results spread quickly through the small town.
選舉結果的消息很快就在小鎮上傳開了。
uncountable noun with singular verb 'spread'
Hamza's grandmother cried tears of joy when she heard the good news.
Hamza 的祖母聽到好消息時高興得流下眼淚。
Felipe asked the librarian whether there was any news about the author's next book.
Felipe 問圖書館員有沒有關於那位作者下一本書的消息。
- information
broader; does not specifically refer to recent events
- report
more formal; often a written or broadcast account of a specific event
- update
focuses on the latest developments about a known situation
文法句型
the news + singular verb
news about/of + noun phrase
用法筆記
Cannot be used with 'a' or 'one' — do not say 'a news'. Use 'a piece of news' or 'some news' for individual items.
常見錯誤
2. A scheduled broadcast on television or radio that presents the most important re
新聞節目
電視或電台定時播報的新聞節目
A scheduled broadcast on television or radio that presents the most important recent events, typically aired at a fixed time each day.
Mateo watches the evening news every night after dinner to stay informed.
Mateo 每天晚飯後都會看晚間新聞，保持對時事的了解。
collocation: watch the news
The local news reported that the main road would be closed for repair work.
地方新聞報導主要道路即將關閉進行維修工程。
collocation: local news / national news
Ayesha turned on the radio to catch the ten o'clock news while driving home.
Ayesha 在開車回家的路上打開收音機聽十點的新聞。
Élise appeared on the news last night to talk about her work with homeless animals.
Élise 昨晚出現在新聞中，談論她救助流浪動物的志工工作。
文法句型
the news + singular verb
on the news
in the news
用法筆記
When referring to the broadcast programme, 'the news' is almost always used with the definite article. 'News' without 'the' refers to information in general (sense 1).
常見錯誤
3. To be the person who tells someone about a recent bad event, especially one that
透露壞消息
告知他人剛發生的壞消息
To be the person who tells someone about a recent bad event, especially one that directly involves or affects them.
The doctor broke the news to the family that the tests had come back negative.
醫生向家屬告知化驗結果為陰性的消息。
pattern: break the news to [someone] + that-clause
No one wanted to be the one who broke the bad news about the cancelled trip.
沒有人願意當那個告訴大家旅遊取消的壞消息的人。
collocation: break the bad news
Caleb broke the news to his roommate that he was moving out at the end of the month.
Caleb 向室友告知他月底就要搬出去住的消息。
Eitan sat his children down gently before breaking the news about their dog being sick.
Eitan 溫柔地讓孩子們坐好，然後才告訴他們狗狗生病的消息。
- keep secret
deliberately not telling someone about something
文法句型
break the news + to + someone
break the news + that-clause
用法筆記
The expression is most commonly used for bad or difficult news. 'Break' in this sense does not mean physically damage — it means 'reveal for the first time'.
常見錯誤
4. A person, thing, or situation that will either cause problems or bring advantage
影響；衝擊
對人或情況帶來好或壞的結果
A person, thing, or situation that will either cause problems or bring advantages to someone or something else.
The heavy rain was bad news for the farmers whose wheat was ready for harvest.
連續大雨對那些小麥已經可以收割的農民來說是壞消息。
pattern: bad news for [someone/something]
The scholarship fund was great news for Indra, who had been worried about tuition costs.
獎學金對 Indra 來說是大好消息，她一直很擔心學費。
The new manager's cost-cutting plan was bad news for everyone in the marketing team.
新任經理的裁員計畫對行銷團隊的每一個人都是壞消息。
Dahlia considered the job transfer good news for her career but bad news for her marriage.
Dahlia 認為這次調職對她的事業是好消息，但對婚姻是壞消息。
文法句型
be good news for + noun phrase
be bad news for + noun phrase
用法筆記
This is a fixed expression, not a literal reference to news reporting. 'Good news for [X]' means something that helps X; 'bad news for [X]' means something that harms X.
常見錯誤
5. To be considered interesting or important enough to be included in news reports
有新聞價值
值得被報導或受到關注
To be considered interesting or important enough to be included in news reports or to attract public attention.
The wedding of the two pop stars was big news across Asia for several weeks.
那兩位流行歌手的婚禮在亞洲好幾週都是大新聞。
collocation: be big news
A small earthquake in the region was news for about a day before the world moved on.
該地區的小地震大概報導了一天就沒人再關心了。
Eshe's discovery was big news in the science community but unknown to the general public.
Eshe 的發現科學界認為是大新聞，但一般大眾並不知道。
The factory closure became national news after workers organised a large protest.
那間工廠倒閉成了全國新聞，因為工人們組織了大規模抗議。
- newsworthy
adjective form; describes something that is worth reporting as news
- headline-making
informal; suggests the story is dramatic enough to be a headline
- old news
something that is no longer interesting or relevant
文法句型
be news + in/within + noun phrase
用法筆記
Often used with modifiers like 'big', 'front-page', 'international', or 'national' to emphasise the scale of public interest.
常見錯誤
6. Facts or details that someone has not heard before, often causing surprise becau
新消息
先前不知道而令人驚訝的事情
Facts or details that someone has not heard before, often causing surprise because the person expected to already know them.
If the exam date changed, that is news to me — nobody told me anything.
如果考試日期改了，我可沒聽說——完全沒有人告訴我。
pattern: be news to [someone]
Eli claimed he had finished the report, but that was news to his manager.
Eli 說他已經完成報告，但他的經理可完全不知道這回事。
The fact that the restaurant had closed two months ago was news to Hana when she arrived.
那家餐廳兩個月前就關了，Hana 走到門口才發現這件事。
Christopher told everyone about the new policy, but it was news to the team members.
Christopher 跟大家說了新政策，但團隊成員們完全沒聽過。
- surprise
noun form; emphasises the unexpected nature of the information
- revelation
more dramatic; suggests something important was suddenly learned
- old news
something already known and no longer interesting
文法句型
be news to + someone
用法筆記
Almost always appears in the fixed expression 'be news to [someone]'. The phrase implies mild surprise — the person thought they knew but did not.
常見錯誤
7. How interesting, unusual, or important a story must be for editors and journalis
新聞價值
值得被選為新聞報導的性質
How interesting, unusual, or important a story must be for editors and journalists to decide to include it in their reporting.
The editor questioned the news value of the story since similar events happened every month.
編輯質疑這則報導的新聞價值，因為類似事件每個月都會發生。
collocation: news value
In the age of social media, the news worthiness of a story often depends on public sharing.
在社群媒體時代，一則故事的新聞價值往往取決於大眾分享的次數。
The young journalist argued that the charity fundraiser had genuine news value for the local paper.
那位年輕記者主張，這場慈善募款活動對地方報紙來說具有真正的新聞價值。
A story loses its news value once every major outlet has already covered it from every angle.
一旦各大媒體都從各個角度報導過了，一則新聞就失去了它的新聞價值。
- newsworthiness
the full noun form; 'news value' is a more compact alternative
- public interest
broader; refers to what the public finds important, not just what is reported
文法句型
news value
news worth + noun phrase
用法筆記
Primarily used in professional journalism contexts. 'News value' is a fixed collocation that editors use when deciding which stories to pursue.