Escaped
“Escaped” 来自 escape(逃跑、逃脱、避开)。可指人身脱离危险(escaped from the fire),气体或液体泄漏(gas escaped),或抽象上躲过后果(escaped punishment)。
- “Two prisoners escaped during the night shift.” (两名囚犯在夜班期间逃走了。)
- “A little steam escaped when she opened the lid.” (她掀开盖子时漏出一点蒸汽。)
- “Only one document escaped the archive fire.” (只有一份文件在档案室火灾中幸免于毁。)
来自古法语 escaper,与拉丁语 ex-(出)+ cappa(斗篷)的民间词源说法有关(脱掉斗篷脱身),现代学者认为细节存疑,学习者掌握“脱离、逃出”义即可。
escape + -ed;名词 escape、形容词 escapable 同源。
新闻 escaped convict、游戏 escape room、技术 escape character(转义字符)共用同一词根意象“脱离束缚”。
- 固定搭配: “escaped prisoner” (逃犯), “narrowly escaped” (九死一生/险些), “escaped notice” (未被注意到)
首音节 es-CAPE 联想 cape(斗篷)脱身故事,或简单记 escape + ed = 已经逃掉了。
“The cat escaped through the window and returned only when it started raining.” (猫从窗户溜出去,直到下雨才回来。)