[英文] 深入探討用法字彙單字系列- ”subject”

喬今天要分享的是常用字”subject”的深入探討。很多人都看過這字彙，但深入探討會發現其用法有一定學問。喬今天就來跟各位同學分享subject的用法：

☛ subject (adj.) 容易受到…影響的; 受到…支配的; 附屬的; 以…為條件

▲ be subject to
[1] 可能受…影響 = be susceptible to

e.g. She always claims she is subject to misfortune.

她總是主張自己可能受到不幸的影響

[2] 取決於; 視…而定

e.g. Whether the article is to publish is subject to your approval.

這文章是否要發布取決於你的允許

[3] 受到…支配; 服從於

e.g. The possession of nuclear weapons are subject to government.

核子武器的持有受到政府的支配

☛ subject (V.) 使服從; 使隸屬; 使受到; 使遭到

▲ be subjected to

[1] 被納入; 服從於; 順從於

e.g. Most of the European countries were subjected to the Roman Empire in the past.

過去大多數的歐洲國家都曾順從於羅馬帝國

[2] 遭受

e.g. Caroline was subjected to Max’s scolding.

凱瑞萊遭受到麥克斯的指責

☛ subject (n.)

[1] 主題; 話題; 問題; 題目;

[the thing which is being discussed]

e.g. Our subject for discussion is homelessness.

我們討論的話題是無家可歸問題

e.g. She has made a series of documentaries on the subject of family relationship.

她拍攝了一系列以家庭關係為題材的紀律片

e.g. The guest lecturer took as her subject ‘punishment and imprisonment in modern society’.

特別講師演講的題目是「現在社會的刑罰與監禁」

e.g. The number of planes flying over the town has been the subject of concern since last summer.

自從去年夏天開始，從小鎮上空飛過的飛機數量一直讓人忐忑不安

[2] 學科; 科目; 專業

[an area of knowledge which is studied in school, college or university]

e.g. My favorite subjects in school were history and geography.

唸書時我最喜歡的科目是歷史跟地理

[3] 受試者

(以上字典參考自 dictionary.cambridge.org )

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