2015年4月5日 星期日

[英文] 超重要用法!「導致、造成、引起、促成」的單字整理!- procure/ induce/ generate/ engender/ precipitate/ inspire/ foster/ provoke/ effectuate/ trigger/ beget/ enkindle

喬今天要跟各位同學繼續分享的是「導致、造成、引起、促成」的「單字Vocabulary」整理,各位同學一起掌握這部分的單字吧!


(1) procure (V.) 導致; 取得; 獲得; 實現
(英英: to bring about)
- to procure a solution to a knotty problem
: The drunkard procured his death.
醉漢導致了他的死亡。

: The traitors procured the death of the prince.
賣國賊導致了王子的死亡。

(2) induce (V.) 引誘; 招致; 感應; 引起
(
英英: to bring about or stimulate the occurrence of )
: Some drugs induce sleep.
有些藥物會引起入睡。

: Overwork induces illness.
工作過度引發疾病。

(3) generate (V.) 引起; 造成; 使存在
(
英英: to cause something to exist) : Her latest film has generated a lot of interest/ excitement.
她最近的一部影片引起了廣泛的興趣/使眾多觀眾很興奮。

(4) engender (V.) 引起(某種感覺); 導致; 產生
(
英英: to make people have a particular feeling or make a situation start to exist) : Her latest book has engendered a lot of controversy.
她的新作引起了很大的爭議。

: The minister’s speech did not engender confidence in his judgement.
部長的演講並未使人們對他的判斷產生信心。

(5) precipitate (V.) 猛拋使陷入導致; 使發生
: An invasion would certainly precipitate a political crisis.
入侵肯定會加劇政治危機。

: Fear of losing her job precipitated her into action.
對丟掉工作的恐懼促使她立即付諸行動。

(6) inspire (V.) 激發(想法); 喚起; 激起 : The captain’s heroic loyalty among her followers.
船長的英勇行為激發了他們的決心。

: The design of the car has inspired many limitations.
受這款設計的啟發出現了很多模仿品。

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由例句可看出inspire亦有造成、導致的含義

(7) foster (V.) 促成; 培養 (英英: to encourage or promote the development of (something, typically something regarded as good) ) : Sufficient light condition fosters well-grown plants.
充足的光培養/促成生長良好的植物。

(8) provoke (V.) 激起、引起(尤指負面反應) (英英: to cause a reaction, especially a negative one) : The prospect of increased prices has already provoked an outcry.
物價上漲的預測已經引發了強烈抗議。

: Test results provoked worries that the reactor could overheat.
檢測結果引發了核子反應爐可能過熱的擔憂。

(9) effectuate (V.)
導致; 使發生; 實現
(
英英: to cause to happen; effect; accomplish)
(10) trigger (V.) 觸發; 引起 (通常是負面的結果)
(英英: to cause (an event or situation) to happen or exist) :This mentalist yearn easily trigger a large-scale consumption campaign.
這種心態容易引發一場大規模消費風潮。

: What triggered the disturbances in January?
一月的騷亂是什麼引起的?

(11) beget (V.) [正式FORMAL] 引起; 導致
: Poverty begets hunger, and hunger begets crime.
貧窮導致饑餓,饑餓則導致犯罪。

(12) enkindle (V.) 點燃; 使點燃; 引起
: That hope might enkindle you to aim at the throne.

那種希望會引起你對王位的貪圖。


(以上字典取自- dictionary.cambridge.org | google.com | dictionary.com )



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