is

is

英 [ɪz]
　　美 [ɪz]

v. 是（be的三單形式）
　　n. 存在

中文詞源：

is 是

來自PIE*es,是，存在，詞源同essence,interest,sooth,Bodhisattva.

例句：

1. In conversational English " is not " often contracts to " isn't ".
口頭英語中is not 常縮寫為 isn ‘ t.

2. There is ( but ) little hope.
沒有什麼希望. ( 比較:There is alittlehope. 還有一點希望.)

3. Beauty is an attitude. It has nothing to do with age.
美是一種態度，與年齡無關。

4. The best thing to do when entering unknown territory is smile.
踏入未知地帶最好的對策就是微笑。

5. A miracle is something that seems impossible but happens anyway.
奇跡就是看似不可能，卻發生瞭。