سوال ۱ کنکور ارشد مدیریت ۱۴۰۳
اهمیت
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But at this point, it’s pretty hard to hurt my .......... . I’ve heard it all, and I’m still here.
پاسخ صحیح: گزینهٔ B — feelings
پاسخ تشریحی
Answer: option 2 — feelings (احساسات). Hurt someone's feelings (رنجاندن احساسات کسی) is the established collocation for causing emotional distress through words or behaviour. The speaker has heard many hurtful remarks and remains resilient.
| Option | Meaning | Persian gloss |
|---|---|---|
| 1) characterization | a description or portrayal of someone's character | توصیف شخصیت، شخصیتپردازی |
| 2) feelings | emotions; emotional responses | احساسات |
| 3) sentimentality | excessive or exaggerated emotional tenderness | احساساتیگری، عاطفهگرایی افراطی |
| 4) pain | physical suffering or emotional distress | درد، رنج |
- Characterization concerns how someone is portrayed; the sentence is about the speaker's emotional reaction, not a portrayal.
- Sentimentality is a tendency to be excessively emotional, not the ordinary object of hurt my in this meaning.
- Pain already names suffering. One can cause or relieve pain, but hurt my pain does not express making someone emotionally upset.
Exam trick: Learn hurt someone's feelings as a complete collocation; the related meaning of pain does not make it interchangeable.
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