Name: 用法 (動詞/名詞) 怎麼唸？ (How to Pronounce Use and Uses (noun and verb))
Uploaded: 2025-12-30T05:39:17.000Z
Duration: 6 min 42 s

I'm Christine Dunbar from Speechmodification.com and this is my smart American accent training.

我是 Christine Dunbar，來自 Speechmodification.com，這是我的智慧美式口音訓練。

委婉語氣表達希望、渴望

Welcome to our Word of the Day series where I've been taking your requests for words you'd like help to pronounce in American English.

歡迎來到我們的「每日一句」系列，我會根據大家的要求，來教大家如何正確發音美式英語單字。

Today's request was for the word uses or possibly uses.

今天大家點播的單字是 uses 或許是 uses。

Hard for me to know because these are both spelled the same way.

這讓我有點難判斷，因為這兩個的拼法是一樣的。

But we're going to talk about both the noun and the verb for use and use.

不過，我們今天要來聊聊 use 這個單字的兩種用法：名詞和動詞。

Uses and uses help you to use these smoothly, correctly, and easily in your everyday speech.

Uses 和 uses 幫助你能在日常對話中，順暢、正確又輕鬆地 use 這些單字。

So, one thing to watch out for, for many words in American English, when we have the letter S or the letters se at the end of the word, they will say the Z sound.

所以，在美式英語中，很多單字結尾的 S 或 SE，發音會是 Z 的音，這點大家要注意。

So most common, the most common use of this word, I would say, is the verb to use.

我覺得這個單字最常見的用法，是動詞 to use。

I use something, and this letter S says the Z sound.

我 use 某樣東西，這個 S 就會發 Z 的音。

I've rewritten the word for you here, spelling it more like the word U with a z.

我在這裡把這個字重寫給你們看，拼法比較像 U 加 Z 的發音。

This is also a case where letter U says a glide sound like a Y sound plus the U sound.

這也是 U 這個字母發出像 Y 加上 U 的滑音的例子。

So when you can say use by itself, then when you make it plural uses, you add another Z sound and an is and a vowel sound.

所以當你單獨說 use，然後變成複數 uses 時，你會加上另一個 Z 音和 is 以及一個母音。

And the Z sound is most clearly heard because I link it together with the next word.

Z 音最清楚聽到是因為我把它跟下一個字連起來。

So if I was just saying I use, which is not really something we say by itself, my Z wouldn't be really strong.

所以如果我只是說 I use，這其實不是我們單獨會說的，我的 Z 就沒有那麼強。

It wouldn't be I use with a strong loud Z would be I use, I use.

不會是 I use，帶著一個強而有力的 Z，而是 I use，I use。

But when I have another word following, I use it, I use that.

但當我後面有另一個字時，我就會 use 它，use 那個。

So that's an accent error pattern to watch out for.

所以這是一個要注意的口音錯誤模式。

And also something just to be aware of to know that it's a Z sound when you're using it as a verb.

還有，當你把它當動詞 use 的時候，也要知道那是一個 Z 音。

Another good example, using sounds like you zing using.

另一個很好的例子，use 聽起來像 zing using。

So making sure you have that Z sound, not using but using.

所以要確保你有那個 Z 音，不是 use，而是 using。

Many of you naturally use the Z sound when you're linking.

很多人在連音時，自然就會 use Z 音。

And when you're saying a word like using or used, but

you may not be aware that that is the sound that you're using.

但你可能沒有意識到那就是你正在 use 的那個音。

Then when we have the noun use, the use or a use, this is a little less common in terms of its use, but

然後當我們有名字 use，這個 use 或一個 use，它的 use 比較少見，但是

And so that just means whether or not I have a use for something, the purpose of it, or the use of it.

所以這就表示我是否對某樣東西有 use，它的目的，或它的 use。

We also use that for the use of subtitles, the use of English, etc.

我們也用它來 use 字幕、use 英文等等。

And in that case we change the pronunciation and our letters se say the S sound, the sound voiceless sound, rather than Z.

在這種情況下，我們改變發音，我們的字母 se 發 S 的音，清音，而不是 Z。

So I wrote that here with two S's because typically when you see two S's, you can count on that being voiceless S sound.

所以我這裡寫了兩個 S，因為通常當你看到兩個 S 時，你可以確定那是清音 S。

The beginning of the word is still the same.

So for example, you would say something like I have no use for it.

所以例如，你會說「我對它沒 use。」

And then when that gets plural, we add the and the sound.

然後當它變成複數時，我們加上 and the sound。

So words that end with the s sound like use or bus.

所以結尾是 S 音的單字，像是 use 或 bus。

When we added the plural, we have to add a syllable.

當我們加上複數時，我們必須加上一個音節。

So use uses, bus, buses, and that last, that second S that we add is a Z sound.

所以 use uses，bus，buses，而我們加上的最後一個，第二個 S，它是一個 Z 的音。

所以舉例來說，它有很多 uses uses。

And this might be challenging for some people because you have to say an S sound and a Z sound and your mouth may want to do two of the same.

這對某些人來說可能會有點挑戰，因為你必須發出 S 的音和 Z 的音，你的嘴巴可能會想要發出兩個一樣的。

它可能會想要發出 uses 或 uses。

If that's the case for you, try either just saying is by itself with that Z sound or sizz starting on S and ending on Z and then you can add your U.

如果對你來說是這樣，試著單獨發出那個 Z 音的 is，或是從 S 開始，以 Z 結尾的 sizz，然後你就可以加上你的 U。

So trying CIS uses many uses and build it up into some short phrases.

所以試著 CIS uses many uses，然後把它組合成一些短語。

Once you are comfortable with what sounds you're trying to say, visualizing it with this different spelling may help you.

一旦你對你想要發出的聲音感到自在，用這個不同的拼法來視覺化它可能會對你有幫助。

Also just listening more carefully for native speakers around you, their use of the word listen to how someone uses it.

另外，多聽聽你身邊的母語人士如何 use 這個字，聽聽他們是怎麼 uses 的。

You can start to tune in to hearing those S and Z sounds more clearly once you start paying attention to it.

一旦你開始注意，你就能更清楚地聽到 S 和 Z 的發音。

Whether or not the viewer wanted to hear about the noun and the verb, I think it's really useful to know.

無論觀眾是想聽名詞還是動詞，我覺得知道這個都很有用。

Yeah, there's another example useful in the word useful.

對，另一個例子就是 "useful" 這個字，它本身就很有用。

So using verb, related, useful noun, adjective, adverb related S sound.

所以，動詞 use，相關的，名詞 useful，形容詞、副詞相關的 S 發音。

So yes, there are a few other words like this, and

we can cover some more in the future in our Word of the Day series.

我們可以在未來的「每日一字」系列中再多介紹一些。

If you have a request you'd like to see me cover, please feel free to leave that in the comments.

如果你有想看我介紹的單字，請隨時在留言區告訴我。

為了這個影片或我任何一個影片。

I'm working my way through the list of your requests for channel members.

我正在依照你們為頻道會員的請求清單來進行。

If you make a request, I'll cover it for you the same week on Sunday in our Members Only class.

如果你提出請求，我會在同一個星期天，在我們的會員限定課程中為你講解。

If you're interested in channel membership, you can click the join button and see what the options are there.

如果你對頻道會員有興趣，可以點擊加入按鈕，看看有哪些選項。

It's a way to support the channel and also to get some perks like extra videos and extra live classes.

這是一種支持頻道的方式，也能獲得額外的影片和額外的直播課程等福利。

You can also join our Friday Live Question and Answer class each Friday at 12:00 clock Seattle time, 3:00 clock Eastern time and put your questions in the chat.

你也可以參加我們每週五的「直播問答」課程，時間是西雅圖時間中午12點，東岸時間下午3點，並在聊天室提出你的問題。

We talk about pronunciation, American accent patterns, words, sentences, all kinds of different things to help you improve your speech and fluency in American English.

我們會討論發音、美式口音模式、單字、句子，以及各種能幫助你提升美式英語口語和流暢度的事物。

I hope you'll be able to join me and I do appreciate all of the support.

希望你能加入我，我真的很感謝所有的支持。

Those of you who have joined the channel as members especially and subscribers, thank you so much.

尤其是你們這些成為頻道會員和訂閱者的朋友，真的非常感謝你們。

I'm Christine Dunbar from Speechmodification.com Remember, if you want to sound like a native speaker, you can do it.

我是 Christine Dunbar，來自 Speechmodification.com。記住，你也可以說得像母語人士一樣。

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