Name: 一直滑 TikTok 學英文？效果也許沒有你想像的那麼好！ (Stop watching TikTok! A Mini English Lesson)
Uploaded: 2026-01-02T21:01:20.000Z
Duration: 2 min 38 s

你有沒有看過那種影片，開頭會說：

「不要說 dumb，要說 imbecilic，」

「不要說 bad，要說 deplorable？」

These videos tell you that you can upgrade your English,

這些影片會告訴你，只要照他們建議用那些字，

pass an exam, or even prove your own English level by using the vocabulary they suggest.

你就能升級英文、通過考試，甚至證明自己的英文程度。

Well, here's one simple tip to improve your English today:

那我今天給你一個簡單就能提升英文的小技巧：

The problem with those videos is that they don't give you any context,

那些影片的問題在於，它們完全沒有給你任何語境，

so you don't actually learn how to use that vocabulary.

所以你其實根本沒有學會那些字要怎麼用。

Do you wonder why you've never heard the word imbecilic?

你有沒有想過，為什麼你從來沒聽過 imbecilic 這個字？

Well, it's because it's almost never used.

原因很簡單，因為這個字幾乎不會被使用。

I honestly think this video might be the first time I've ever said it.

老實說，我覺得這支影片可能是我人生中第一次說這個字。

These videos also don't tell you the strength of different adjectives.

這類影片也不會告訴你，不同形容詞的「強度」差別。

Why do people say bad so much more than deplorable?

為什麼大家說 bad 的次數，遠遠多於 deplorable？

Well, it's because deplorable means shockingly bad or completely unacceptable.

因為 deplorable 的意思是「糟到令人震驚」或「完全不可接受」。

So we save it for really serious situations.

所以我們只會在非常嚴重的情況下才用它。

You're most likely to hear it in the news report.

你最有可能在新聞報導裡聽到這個字。

After the hurricane, people were left living in deplorable conditions.

例如：颶風過後，人們被迫生活在 deplorable 的環境中。

It's just too strong to use it every day.

這個字太強烈了，沒辦法每天拿來用。

But of course, these videos don't tell you that.

但當然，這些影片完全不會告訴你這些。

If you believe those videos, you'll end up having conversations like this:

如果你相信那些影片，你最後就會出現像這樣的對話：

"I'm just going to go and get a sandwich for lunch.

「我只是要去買個三明治當午餐。」

Maybe you think your English sounds more advanced, but actually, the opposite is true.

你也許會覺得自己的英文聽起來比較進階，但其實恰恰相反。

It sounds like you don't know how to use these words.

聽起來反而像是你根本不會用這些字。

And if you use really strong adjectives like fantabulous all the time,

而且如果你一直使用像 fantabulous 這種很強烈的形容詞，

If everything is fantabulous, then nothing is.

如果什麼事情都是 fantabulous，那就等於沒有任何事情是。

If all that is true, how do you build your vocabulary?

如果以上都是真的，那你該怎麼建立自己的字彙量呢？

Don't just learn words and phrases on their own.

不要只單獨去學一個字或一句片語。

Learn them in meaningful, fixed expressions or sentences.

要在有意義、固定的用法或句子中學習它們。

That way you're not just learning the vocabulary, you're learning how to use it.

這樣你學到的不只是單字，而是它的實際用法。

The next time that you watch a film, read a book, or listen to a podcast in English,

下一次你看英文電影、讀英文書，或聽英文 Podcast 的時候，

write down five pieces of vocabulary that you want to start using.

寫下五個你想開始使用的單字或片語。

Choose vocabulary that will be useful in your own life.

選擇那些在你自己生活中真的會用到的字彙。

For example, if you're a student, you could watch a film that takes place at a university

例如，如果你是學生，可以看一部以大學為背景的電影，

and write down five words or phrases about student life.

然後記下五個和學生生活有關的單字或片語。

Learn them, practice them, and use them when you have the chance.

把它們學會、練習，並在有機會時實際使用。

I promise,  you'll find plenty of opportunities to use that vocabulary.

我保證，你一定會有很多機會用到這些字彙。

Unlike imbecilic, which is the only thing about this video that you should definitely forget.

不像 imbecilic，這個字是這支影片中唯一一個你真的應該徹底忘掉的東西。