61. ‘알리다’가 아닌 notice

‘알리다’가 아닌 notice

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1. 핵심 설명

• notice는 동사로 쓰일 때 ‘감지하다’, ‘눈치채다’, ‘특징이나 변화 등을 알아채다’라는 뜻이다.
• 흔히 ‘알리다’의 의미로 오해되지만, 그 표현은 notify이다. 예: You’ll be notified by email.
• 명사로는 ‘공지, 통보, 예고’라는 의미로 쓰이며, 이때도 ‘알리다’라는 동작이 아니라 알림 그 자체(정보)를 가리킨다.
• notice는 기본적으로 시각이나 청각뿐만 아니라 상황이나 분위기의 변화까지 감지하는 감각적인 인지를 포함한다.

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2. 기본 예문

• Did you notice the tone in her voice? Something felt off.
• I don’t think anyone noticed that we left early.
• He tends to notice the small things others miss.

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3. 대화 예문

A: Your hair looks great today. Did you do something different?

B: Wow, you actually noticed? I just got a trim yesterday.

A: Yeah, it suits you. It’s subtle, but it really works.

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A: I thought something was strange during the meeting.

B: What do you mean?

A: Didn’t you notice how quiet David was? He usually leads the conversation.

B: Now that you mention it, yeah, that was unusual.

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4. 연습 문장

• I walked past her without noticing anything odd.
• It took me a moment to notice he wasn’t wearing his ring.
• You should’ve noticed the typo before printing 500 copies.
• Nobody noticed when the background music stopped.
• I barely noticed the cold because I was so focused on the hike.

→ 여기서 notice는 시각이나 청각뿐만 아니라, 행동의 미묘한 변화, 분위기, 정서 등을 감지하는 느낌으로 쓰이고 있다.

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5. 응용 및 심화 표현

1) notice + that절 / notice + someone + 동사ing

• I noticed that she had already packed her bags.
• He noticed the kids whispering to each other.
• Did you notice Mark checking his watch the whole time?

→ that절은 어떤 ‘사실’을 인지할 때, 동사ing 구조는 ‘누군가가 ~하고 있는 모습’을 포착할 때 쓰인다.

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2) 형용사형: noticeable / 부사형: noticeably

• The difference in quality is noticeable even from a distance.
• She’s been noticeably more reserved these days.

→ ‘티가 나는’, ‘눈에 띄는’의 느낌으로 자주 쓰인다. 특히 변화가 있을 때 적합하다.

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3) notice와 혼동되는 다른 표현들

notify	공식적으로 알리다	You’ll be notified of any updates by email.
recognize	익숙한 것을 알아보다	I didn’t recognize him with the beard.
realize	어떤 사실을 깨닫다	I just realized I left my keys at home.

→ notice는 감각적 인지, recognize는 정체 확인, realize는 깨달음의 느낌이다.

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6. notice를 더 깊이 이해하려면 함께 익히면 좋은 표현들

(1) take notice of

→ 주의를 기울이다, 관심을 가지다 (조금 더 문어적 표현)

• She never takes notice of what people say.
• It took a big scandal for the media to take notice.

(2) fail to notice / barely notice

• I was so distracted I failed to notice the stop sign.
• He barely noticed my new haircut.

(3) be quick to notice / slow to notice

• She’s quick to notice when something feels off.
• I’m usually slow to notice when someone’s upset.

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7. 관련 비교 예문 정리

notice	감지하다	I noticed something strange in his voice.
notify	알리다	They notified the staff about the change.
recognize	정체를 알아보다	I recognized the song from the first few notes.
realize	깨닫다	I realized I was wrong.

 

※영어 표현 목록은 빨모쌤의 라이브 영어회화를 참고하였습니다.

 

60. Be + 장소 (go 대신 be)

 

59. Couldn’t care less

 

58. Haven’t p.p. + in a while – ‘오랜만에 ~하다’, ‘~하지 않은 지 오래되다’