重點摘要
- spur of the moment = 一時興起、臨時起意
- 最常用結構:on the spur of the moment
- 可作副詞片語或複合形容詞(spur-of-the-moment)
- 強調「未經計畫」與「當下衝動」
- 常見錯誤:漏掉 on、未加連字號
spur of the moment 是英文中非常常見的慣用語(idiom),用來形容「沒有事先計畫、突然興起的行動或決定」。在日常對話、旅遊情境甚至職場中都相當實用。
一、spur of the moment 中文意思與定義
spur of the moment 的意思是:
- 一時興起
- 臨時起意
- 衝動之下做出的決定
👉 常見搭配句型:
- on the spur of the moment(最常見)
例:I bought the ticket on the spur of the moment.
(我一時興起買了那張票。)
二、spur of the moment 的起源
這個片語中的 spur 原指騎士靴上的「馬刺」,用來刺激馬匹加速前進。後來引申為「刺激、驅使」,因此 spur of the moment 就演變成「被當下情緒或衝動驅使而行動」。
三、正確用法與文法重點
- ✔ 通常與介系詞 on 搭配:on the spur of the moment
- ✔ 用來修飾整個動作(副詞用法)
- ✔ 常搭配動詞:decide, buy, go, say 等
句型:
Subject + V + on the spur of the moment
四、常見錯誤用法解析
❌ 錯誤 1:漏掉介系詞 on
✗ I did it spur of the moment.
✓ I did it on the spur of the moment.
❌ 錯誤 2:誤用為形容詞
✗ It was a spur of the moment decision.
✓ It was a spur-of-the-moment decision.
❌ 錯誤 3:與 planned 混用
spur of the moment 強調「沒有計畫」,不能與 clearly planned 並用。
五、同義詞與相關表達
- impulsive(衝動的)
- on impulse(一時衝動)
- unplanned(未計畫的)
- spontaneous(自發的)
反義詞
- well-planned(精心規劃的)
- deliberate(深思熟慮的)
六、基本例句
- I bought the dress on the spur of the moment.
我一時興起買了那件洋裝。 - We went on a trip on the spur of the moment.
我們臨時起意去旅行。 - He quit his job on the spur of the moment.
他一時衝動辭職了。 - I called her on the spur of the moment.
我突然想打電話給她。 - They decided to get married on the spur of the moment.
他們一時興起決定結婚。
七、進階例句
- On the spur of the moment, she booked a flight to Japan.
她一時興起訂了飛往日本的機票。 - His comment was made on the spur of the moment and lacked careful thought.
他的評論是一時衝動說出的,缺乏深思熟慮。 - They made a spur-of-the-moment decision to invest in the startup.
他們臨時起意投資那家新創公司。 - I didn’t plan to buy it—it was purely on the spur of the moment.
我原本沒打算買,那完全是一時衝動。 - Her speech sounded like it was given on the spur of the moment.
她的演講聽起來像是即興發揮的。 - We took a spur-of-the-moment road trip along the coast.
我們臨時決定來一趟沿海公路旅行。 - He apologized on the spur of the moment without thinking much.
他沒多想就立刻道歉了。 - The idea came to me on the spur of the moment.
那個點子是我突然想到的。 - She tends to make spur-of-the-moment purchases.
她常常衝動購物。 - On the spur of the moment, they changed the entire plan.
他們臨時改變了整個計畫。