From the first day the store opened, writers, artists, and intellectuals were invited to sleep in the bookstore in various cots that are dotted around the place. These people, _____ as "tumbleweeds," have to promise to read a book a day, help at the shop for a few hours a day, and produce a one-page autobiography.
Acalled for
Bnamed after
Cassociated with
Dreferred to正確答案
答案與詳解
D
正確答案
本題測驗片語用法，「referred to as」意為「被稱為」，符合句意，故選D。
為什麼答案是 D
referred to as 為固定片語，意為「被稱為、被叫做」，完全符合句意：這些人被稱為 tumbleweeds。
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完整詳解
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重點本題測驗片語用法，「referred to as」意為「被稱為」，符合句意，故選D。
秒殺技巧
空格後接 as，且語意為「被稱為」，只有 referred to as 符合此固定搭配。
逐選項分析
A✕
called for 意為「要求、需要」，與 as 搭配不合語意，無法表示「被稱為」。
B✕ 陷阱
named after 意為「以……命名」，通常用於人或地點的命名由來，不符合此處「被稱為」的語意。
C✕
associated with 意為「與……有關聯」，語意不符，且通常不與 as 搭配表示稱呼。
D✓ 正確
referred to as 為固定片語，意為「被稱為、被叫做」，完全符合句意：這些人被稱為 tumbleweeds。
常見「稱為／命名」相關片語比較
片語
中文意思
用法範例
referred to as
被稱為
He is referred to as the king of pop.
named after
以……命名
The baby was named after her grandmother.
called for
要求、需要
This situation calls for immediate action.
associated with
與……有關聯
Smoking is associated with lung cancer.
陷阱提醒
考生易將 named after 與「命名、稱呼」聯想而誤選 B，但 named after 強調「以某人或某物之名來命名」，與本題「被稱為 tumbleweeds」的語意不同，正確用法應為 referred to as。
