Word · Frequency #902
mentioned
提到；说起
mentioned is the past of mention.
to speak about or refer to something
- 1.
To make mention of; to speak of; to refer to; to name; to specify
提到；说起；指称；命名；具体说明
- 2.
To utter a word or expression in order to refer to the expression itself, as opposed to its usual referent.
说出一个词或表达以指代表达本身,而不是其通常的指代对象
提及（词语本身）；提到；说起；指称；命名；具体说明；说出一个词或表达以指代表达本身,而不是其通常的指代对象；提到；提及
In use
She mentioned the meeting during our conversation.
He always mentions his hometown when he travels.
I am mentioning this issue because it is important.
Verb forms
base mention · third person mentions · -ing mentioning · past mentioned · past participle mentioned
Connections
Collocations
- mention something to someone
- 向某人提到某事
- He mentioned the issue to his colleague.他向同事提到了这个问题。
- as mentioned above
- 如上所述
- As mentioned above, the results are preliminary.如上所述，这些结果是初步的。
- mention in passing
- 顺带提及
- She mentioned in passing that she had been offered a new job.她顺带提及有人给了她一份新工作。
- not to mention
- 更不用说；此外还有
- The apartment is in a great location, not to mention the low rent.这套公寓位置极佳，更不用说租金还低。
- fail to mention
- 未能提到；没有提及
- The instructions fail to mention the need for a password.说明中没有提到需要密码。
- worth mentioning
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把mention拆成men+tion：人们（men）聚在一起聊天，就会‘提到’、‘说起’彼此。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常交流、一般书面表达、语言学/哲学学术讨论 “mention”作动词表示“提到、说起”时，通常用于日常对话和一般书面语，语气中性；但表示“说出某个词或表达以指代其本身”这一含义时，多出现在语言学或哲学等学术讨论中，偏正式。因此整体语域需视具体含义而定。
Grammar Note
通常接名词或从句作宾语，也可用于被动结构
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上六个词都以 /ʃən/ 结尾，和 mention /ˈmɛnʃən/ 押韵：-tion 组 attention、intention、convention，-sion 组 tension、extension、dimension。注意形近但音不同的词：mansion /ˈmænʃən/ 读 /æ/，mission /ˈmɪʃən/ 读 /ɪ/，都和 mention 不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.