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智析单词书

Grapevine

分析词义

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“Grapevine” 是一个复合名词。

  • 名词 (Noun):
    1. 葡萄藤（the plant that grapes grow on）。
    2. 小道消息，非正式的传闻渠道（the informal way in which news or gossip is spread）。

列举例句

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  1. “I heard through the grapevine that the manager is resigning.” (我从小道消息听说经理要辞职了。)
  2. “The garden was covered in lush, green grapevines.” (花园里长满了郁郁葱葱的绿色葡萄藤。)
  3. “News of the merger spread quickly through the office grapevine.” (合并的消息在办公室的小道消息网中迅速传开。)

词根分析

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由 “grape”（葡萄）和 “vine”（藤蔓）组成的复合词。

词缀分析

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  • 词根: grape
  • 词缀: vine

文化背景

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“Hear it through the grapevine” 是英语中非常有名的成语，意为“听到了传闻”。这个表达起源于美国南北战争时期，当时电报线在丛林中缠绕错乱，看起来像葡萄藤，而通过这种简陋电报传回的消息往往被称为“葡萄藤电报”（grapevine telegraph）。1968 年马文·盖伊（Marvin Gaye）的名曲《I Heard It Through the Grapevine》更使这一表达深入人心。

单词变形

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  • 相关表达: “I heard it through the grapevine”

记忆辅助

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想象蜿蜒曲折、四通八达的葡萄藤。八卦就像藤蔓一样，从一个人传到另一个人，最终传遍整个葡萄园（社交圈）。

助记故事

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“In a big office, the grapevine is often faster than email. Before the official announcement was even written, I heard through the grapevine that we were all getting a bonus. I wasn’t sure if it was true, but the rumors growing on the grapevine turned out to be correct this time!” (在一个大办公室里，小道消息往往比邮件还快。甚至在正式公告还没写好之前，我就从小道消息听说大家都要拿奖金了。我不确定这是否是真的，但这次葡萄藤上传来的谣言竟然是准确的！)