Name: 【道地英文】Put on the map ≠ 在地圖上？90%的人都誤會的英文片語 (Put someone on the map: The English We Speak)
Uploaded: 2026-01-16T21:01:10.000Z
Duration: 2 min 32 s

Hello, I'm Feifei and this is The English We Speak.

大家好，我是 Feifei，這裡是《道地英文》。

情態助動詞 A2

I'm trying to find something on this map.

我正在這張地圖上找一樣東西。

嗯，我昨晚去聽了一場演唱會，

看到一位新人歌手——他超棒的。

Anyway, what's that got to do with a map?

Well, afterwards everyone was talking about it

演出結束後，大家都在討論這場表演，

and saying the gig was so good that it will 'put him on the map'.

還說這場演唱會好到會「讓他一炮而紅（put him on the map）」。

可是……我在地圖上就是找不到他。

Put the map away Feifei - you won't find him there.

把地圖收起來吧，Feifei——你不會在那上面找到他的。

When we say someone will be 'put on the map'

當我們說某個人「被 put on the map」，

or become more prominent - but not on a map!

或變得更受矚目——不是字面上的地圖！

Right! Actually Neil, I've heard about a new restaurant  I ate at being 'put on the map'.

對喔！其實，Neil，我也聽過我去吃過的一家新餐廳被說是「put on the map」。

Yes, something as well as someone can be put on the map,

沒錯，不只是人，事物也可以被 put on the map，

or in other words, become famous, popular or well-known.

也就是說，變得有名、受歡迎或廣為人知。

You must have eaten at a good quality restaurant for it to be put on the map!

那你一定是吃到一家品質很好的餐廳，才會被這樣形容！

I did! Let's tuck into some examples, shall we?

沒錯！我們來看看一些例句吧，好嗎？

Her first exhibition at the Tate gallery has put her on the map as a serious modern artist.

她在泰特美術館的首次展覽，讓她成為備受矚目的現代藝術家。

This great tasting food has really put this new restaurant on the map.

這道美味的料理，真的讓這家新餐廳一炮而紅。

Hosting the Olympics has put this city on the map as a great place to come for a holiday.

舉辦奧運讓這座城市成為很棒的度假勝地而聲名大噪。

So that's to put someone or something on the map -

所以，「put someone or something on the map」

to become famous, popular or more prominent.

就是指變得有名、受歡迎或更受矚目。

I suppose it suggests that becoming famous means you are now important enough for your name to be seen or heard by everyone.

我想這暗示著，成名代表你已經重要到，名字能被所有人看到或聽到。

That's right. In the old days when a place was too small and unimportant it wasn't shown on a map.

沒錯。以前如果一個地方太小、太不重要，是不會被畫在地圖上的。

But when it became more important, it was 'put on the map'.

但當它變得重要時，就會被「放上地圖」。

Right. Anyway Neil, let me look at that map again...

好吧。不管怎樣，Neil，我再看看那張地圖……

Look! That singer I saw really is on the map - right there.

你看！我看到的那位歌手真的在地圖上——就在那裡。