sort

sort — 名詞

1. any group whose members share one or more qualities, making them different from

1.名詞A2
釋義

種類；類型

具有共同特徵的一群人或事物

any group whose members share one or more qualities, making them different from other groups.

例句

What sort of music does Indra like to listen to?

Indra 喜歡聽什麼類型的音樂？

what sort of + noun

The shop sells all sorts of kitchen tools for home cooks.

這間店賣各種各樣的廚房工具，很適合在家做飯的人。

all sorts of + noun

同義詞
  • type

    more common in formal and technical writing

  • kind

    interchangeable with 'sort' in most everyday situations

  • category

    more formal, used for systematic classifications

文法句型

sort of + noun

this sort of + noun

all sorts of + noun

用法筆記

Often paired with 'of' before the noun it describes. 'Sort of' is slightly less formal than 'type of' or 'kind of' in written English.

常見錯誤

❌What sort from food do you prefer?
✅What sort of food do you prefer?
💡always use 'of' after 'sort' when naming the group.

2. the particular kind of person or thing that someone likes or feels comfortable w

2.名詞B1
釋義

偏好的類型

某人喜歡的人或事物的類型

the particular kind of person or thing that someone likes or feels comfortable with.

例句

Live concerts are not really my sort of thing — I prefer quiet evenings.

現場演唱會其實不是我喜歡的活動——我比較喜歡安靜的夜晚。

somebody's sort of thing

Mert is a friendly guy, so he is exactly the sort of person you want on your team.

Mert 為人友善，正是你想找來一起共事的那種人。

the sort of person

同義詞
  • my kind of

    slightly more emphatic, used in the same informal contexts

  • my cup of tea

    idiom, informal, mainly British English

文法句型

somebody's sort of + noun

用法筆記

Common in negative constructions ('not my sort of thing'). Can refer to people as in 'somebody's sort', though this can sound dated or judgemental.

3. used after one or more examples to show that the items mentioned are part of a b

3.名詞B1
釋義

那類；這種

舉例後表示屬於同類事物

used after one or more examples to show that the items mentioned are part of a broader group of similar things.

例句

Nellie enjoys hiking, camping and that sort of outdoor activity.

Nellie 喜歡登山、露營之類的戶外活動。

that sort of + noun (generalising)

The workshop covers planning, budgeting and other topics of that sort.

工作坊涵蓋規劃、預算等等這類主題。

of that sort

同義詞
  • such things

    more formal, often used in written lists

  • like that

    informal, placed after the noun: 'games like that'

文法句型

that sort of thing

things of that sort

用法筆記

Appears after a list as a catch-all phrase. The plural 'sorts' is common in this sense: 'those sorts of things'.

4. a person who has a particular character, described by an adjective before 'sort'

4.名詞B1
釋義

哪種人

具有某種性格或特質的人

a person who has a particular character, described by an adjective before 'sort' (the helpful sort) or a phrase after it (the sort who complains). Unlike sense 2, this describes someone's nature, not what they prefer.

例句

Eshe is the helpful sort — she is always the first to offer assistance.

Eshe 是那種樂於助人的人——她總是第一個主動幫忙。

the [adjective] sort (person)

Christopher is not the sort to complain, even when things go wrong.

Christopher 不是那種會抱怨的人，即使事情不順利。

同義詞
  • type

    used the same way: 'the friendly type'

  • kind

    slightly more formal; 'she's not the kind to give up'

文法句型

sort of + person/noun (with modifier)

用法筆記

Often used with an adjective before 'sort' ('the friendly sort') or a descriptive phrase after ('the sort who always helps'). Can carry a mild judgment.

5. the action of arranging items following a set sequence or dividing them into gro

5.名詞B2
釋義

分類；排序

將物品排列順序或分組的過程

the action of arranging items following a set sequence or dividing them into groups, especially by a computer program.

例句

The database performed a sort on all user accounts, arranging them by registration date.

資料庫對所有使用者帳戶執行了一次排序，依照註冊日期排列。

perform a sort on + noun phrase

When the teacher clicked the column header, the system ran a sort based on that column's data.

當老師點擊欄位標題時，系統會根據該欄位的資料進行排序。

同義詞

文法句型

a sort of + noun (process)

sort + algorithm

用法筆記

In computing, 'sort' names both the process and a specific algorithm ('a bubble sort'). Outside computing it is less common — 'sorting' is preferred for manual tasks.

sort — 動詞