Goodies英文学堂︱To play it by ear是指「靠耳朵弹奏」吗？即睇idiom解说/例句/小测验
更新时间：15:00 2026-11-14 HKT
发布时间：15:00 2026-11-14 HKT
发布时间：15:00 2026-11-14 HKT
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英文词汇数量众多，组合起来可以衍生新的意思，带来更丰富的用法。《星岛教育》精选多个有趣的Idioms（惯用语），拆解含义之余，亦提供例句与小测验，协助小朋友增进语文知识。今次介绍的「To play it by ear」，表面意思是「靠耳朵弹奏」，究竟真正的意思是甚么？
意思
To decide what to do during a situation, rather than following a plan (见机行事、随机应变)
例句
- I don’t know how many people will be at Ocean Park tomorrow. Let’s just meet at 12pm and play it by ear once we’re there.” (「我不知道明天海洋公园会有多少人。我们先约好中午12点见面，到了那里再看情况吧。」)
- Should I book tickets for the movie, or should we play it by ear? (我该先订好电影票，还是到时候随机应变比较好？)
小测验
You want to go to the park, but your mum has a meeting in the morning. She says you guys will “play it by ear” in the afternoon. She means:
- You will play with each other’s ears
- There is an ear in the park
- She will decide in the afternoon if you can go to the park
To play it by ear
答案：3
