attune
attune — 動詞
- attunepresent simple I / you / we / they
- attunes3rd person singular
- attuning-ing form
- attunedpast simple
1. to make a person or animal learn to notice, understand, or respond to a particul
使敏銳；適應
培養對某事物的敏感度或理解力
to make a person or animal learn to notice, understand, or respond to a particular thing — for example, attuning your ears to the different bird calls in a forest, or attuning a new employee to the unspoken rules of the office.
Wei spent his first month in Japan attuning his ear to the four pitch accents of spoken Japanese.
小魏在日本的第一個月裡，努力讓自己的耳朵適應日語的四種音高重音。
attuning + object + to [something]
The training programme is designed to attune managers to the subtle signs of employee burnout.
這套培訓課程旨在讓主管們敏銳察覺員工倦怠的細微跡象。
passive-like: be attuned to; collocation: attune + to + signs
Years in the mountains attuned Sofia's senses to the slightest weather change.
長年住在山裡，讓 Sofia 的感官能夠察覺最細微的天氣變化。
The guide helped the group attune their ears to each bird species through recorded calls.
導遊用鳥叫錄音幫助團員訓練耳朵，學會分辨不同的鳥類。
Children who grow up bilingual naturally attune their brains to switch between languages.
從小在雙語環境長大的孩子，大腦自然會適應在兩種語言之間切換。
- sensitize
stronger — implies making someone react more, not just notice; medical or psychological contexts
- acclimate
focuses on getting used to a new physical environment (temperature, altitude) rather than awareness
- familiarize
more practical — learning facts or procedures; less about fine-tuning perception
- desensitize
to make someone less responsive or aware
文法句型
attune + object + to [something]
be attuned to [something]
用法筆記
Frequently occurs in the passive form be attuned to (e.g., 'She is attuned to the subtleties of the language'). The active voice sounds more deliberate and is less common in everyday speech.
常見錯誤
2. to adjust a system, method, or design so that it works together smoothly with it
使協調；調和
調整使與環境或事物和諧一致
to adjust a system, method, or design so that it works together smoothly with its surroundings or with something else — for example, attuning the layout of a building to the shape of the land, or attuning a company's strategy to local market conditions.
The architect attuned the house's design to the natural slope of the hillside.
建築師將房屋的設計與山坡的自然坡度相互協調。
attune + object + to [physical feature]
Elena's teaching style is finely attuned to the needs of students with dyslexia.
Elena 的教學風格與有閱讀障礙學生的需求高度契合。
The festival committee attuned the programme to the diverse tastes of the local community.
節慶委員會根據當地社區的多元口味來調整活動節目。
The nursing home attuned its daily routines to the natural sleep cycles of elderly residents.
這家安養院將日常作息調整為配合年長住戶的自然睡眠週期。
A good translator must attune the rhythm of the translation to the original text.
優秀的譯者必須讓譯文的節奏與原文相互協調。
- harmonize
more general; can be intransitive ('these colours harmonize'); attune is always transitive
- align
common in business contexts ('align goals'); attune emphasises smoother, more subtle fit
- adapt
broader — any kind of change to suit a purpose; attune implies precision and harmony
- tune
the root verb; 'tune' is more mechanical (an instrument, an engine); 'attune' is more abstract
文法句型
attune + object + to [something]
be attuned to [something]
用法筆記
The musical root (tune) is still felt here: this sense implies a careful, fine-grained adjustment, not a rough change. Passive form ('is attuned to') is significantly more common than the active.