global

global — 形容詞

1. relating to every country and region across the entire Earth, rather than being

1.形容詞A2
釋義

全球的

與全世界有關的

relating to every country and region across the entire Earth, rather than being limited to one area.

例句

Ilan's small online shop now serves customers on a global scale, shipping to over 40 countries.

Ilan 的小型網路商店現在服務全球各地的顧客，產品運送至超過 40 個國家。

collocation: on a global scale

The global health crisis of 2020 forced schools and offices around the world to close.

2020 年的全球健康危機迫使世界各地的學校和辦公室關閉。

同義詞
  • worldwide

    more purely geographic; used especially for distribution or reach across countries

  • international

    emphasises relations between nations; slightly more formal or political

  • planetary

    more scientific or dramatic; less common in everyday speech

反義詞
  • local

    restricted to one area or community

  • regional

    limited to a particular region rather than the whole world

文法句型

global + noun

用法筆記

This sense is almost always used before a noun (attributive). For example, you say 'a global issue', not 'the issue is global' in everyday speech, though predicative use ('the problem is global') does occur in formal writing.

常見錯誤

❌I work in a global company with offices in three cities.
✅I work for a global company with offices in three cities.
💡'in a company' is possible but 'for a company' is far more natural when describing your employer.
❌The news became global known.
✅The news became globally known.
💡'global' is an adjective; use the adverb 'globally' to modify a verb or past participle.

2. taking every part or aspect of a subject, situation, or system into account, rat

2.形容詞B2
釋義

全面的

涵蓋所有面向的

taking every part or aspect of a subject, situation, or system into account, rather than focusing on individual details in isolation.

例句

The CEO proposed a global strategy that covers marketing, production, and staffing.

執行長提出了一項涵蓋行銷、生產和人事的全面策略。

collocation: global strategy

Anong's report offers a global analysis of the problem rather than focusing on one department.

Anong 的報告對該問題進行了全面分析，而不只聚焦於單一部門。

同義詞
  • comprehensive

    emphasises thoroughness; more common for written reports or analyses

  • overall

    more informal; often used in business contexts ('overall cost', 'overall picture')

  • all-encompassing

    stronger and more dramatic; less frequent

反義詞
  • narrow

    limited in scope; the opposite of a wide perspective

  • partial

    covering only part of a subject, not the whole

文法句型

global + noun (abstract)

用法筆記

Distinguish from Sense 1 (WORLDWIDE): Sense 1 is about physical geography (the Earth), while Sense 2 is about intellectual scope (covering all parts of a topic). If the noun refers to a geographic area ('global economy', 'global market'), Sense 1 applies. If it refers to an abstract system or analysis ('global strategy', 'global view'), Sense 2 applies.

常見錯誤

❌The manager needs a global view of the Earth's climate.
✅The manager needs a global view of the company's finances.
💡Sense 2 applies to systems and subjects, not to the physical planet. Mixing them causes ambiguity.

3. shaped like a ball or globe, with a curved surface where every point on the outs

3.形容詞C1
釋義

球形的

具有球體或圓球形狀的

shaped like a ball or globe, with a curved surface where every point on the outside is the same distance from the centre.

例句

The ancient Greeks knew that the Earth is a global body, not a flat disk.

古希臘人就知道地球是球形的天體，而不是平的。

Some seeds are global in form, while others are long and thin.

有些種子是球形的，而有些則是細長形的。

pattern: be + global in [form/shape]

同義詞
  • spherical

    the standard modern term for 'ball-shaped'; neutral register

  • round

    the most common everyday word; less precise but more natural

  • globular

    slightly more literary or scientific

反義詞
  • flat

    having a level surface without curves

  • angular

    having sharp corners or angles rather than curves

文法句型

global + noun

be + global (in shape)

用法筆記

This sense is now rare outside technical writing (geometry, geography, astronomy). In everyday English, 'spherical' or 'round' are far more common. You are most likely to encounter this sense in older texts or discussions of the shape of planets.

常見錯誤

❌The balloon is global and colourful.
✅The balloon is round and colourful.
💡'global' in the spherical sense sounds very technical or old-fashioned for everyday objects. Use 'round' or 'spherical' instead.