【趣谈英语】动词化的词语-The Word ‘Verb’ Is A Noun

Pre-Listening Vocabulary

• verbing: the turning of a noun or adjective into a verb
• weird¹ out: to make uncomfortable
• coin: to give something a name

The Word ‘Verb’ Is A Noun-词语“动词”是个名词

 

The most common definition of a noun is a person, place, or thing. The “thing” part of this definition can mean a concept, an idea, or even a word, like the word “verb”. Sometimes nouns are turned into verbs through a process called “verbing” or “verbification”. Take the word “party” for example. It wasn’t that long ago when this word was mainly used as a noun.These days, to party is one of the most popular verbs out there! Nouns aren’t the only word forms that you can verbify. Adjectives can also be turned into verbs. Have you ever heard the adjective “weird” being used as a verb? To “weird someone out” means to make someone feel uncomfortable. Newly coined verbs often happen with popular technology or brands. For example, “google” is one of the most popular verbs around.

1 weird   

adj.古怪的，离奇的；怪诞的，神秘而可怕的

参考例句：

• From his weird behaviour,he seems a bit of an oddity.从他不寻常的行为看来，他好像有点怪。
• His weird clothes really gas me.他的怪衣裳简直笑死人。