mention
國中國一上/ˈmen.ʃən/
v.提及
to refer to briefly
什麼時候用
mention 是「順帶提到」，語氣很輕——提到了但沒有展開。它是及物動詞，而且跟 describe、explain 一樣不加介系詞。
常見錯誤
- mention about something 是錯的，直接說 mention something。
- mention me the price 不成立，要寫 mention the price to me。
- Don't mention it 是回應道謝的客套話，意思是「不客氣」。
常見搭配
- mention that
- not to mention
- as mentioned above
例句
She mentioned your name.
她提到你的名字。
He mentioned the deadline but gave no details.
他提到了期限，但沒有講細節。
The report is long, not to mention hard to read.
這份報告很長，更別提難讀了。