disruption

/dɪsˈrʌpʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /dɪsˈrʌpʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /dis-ˈrəp-shən/ (ame, mw)

disruption — 名詞

  • disruptionsingular
  • disruptionsplural

1. Any event or condition that stops a planned activity, service, or process from c

1.名詞B2
釋義

中斷；干擾

使正常過程無法繼續

Any event or condition that stops a planned activity, service, or process from carrying on as usual, or makes it much harder for it to do so.

例句

The train strike caused major disruption for thousands of commuters across the city.

火車罷工造成嚴重中斷，影響了全市數千名通勤族。

cause + major disruption for + noun group

Asher gave up on his report because street noise was too much of a disruption.

Asher 放棄了報告，因為街上的噪音干擾實在太大。

countable: a disruption

同義詞
  • interruption

    More neutral; disruption suggests greater difficulty or chaos than interruption.

  • disturbance

    Often implies noise or movement that bothers people, not necessarily a full halt of activity.

  • breakdown

    Implies a complete failure of a system, not just an obstacle to its normal flow.

反義詞
  • continuity

    The smooth, uninterrupted flow of an activity or process.

文法句型

cause / suffer / face / experience disruption

disruption + to + noun phrase

用法筆記

Can be either uncountable (disruption in general) or countable with 'a/an' (a specific disruptive event). The preposition 'to' is common after the noun: 'disruption to services', 'disruption to travel plans'.

常見錯誤

❌The power cut caused disruption to happened.
✅The power cut caused disruption to the factory.
💡'disruption to' is followed by a noun phrase, not a verb.
❌There was disruption on the traffic.
✅There was disruption to the traffic.
💡Use 'to', not 'on', after 'disruption' when talking about traffic, transport, or services.

2. A fundamental change to how a particular area of business operates, caused by ne

2.名詞B2
釋義

顛覆；變革

新科技徹底改變產業模式

A fundamental change to how a particular area of business operates, caused by new products or technology that make older methods less important or unnecessary.

例句

Streaming services caused a huge disruption in the traditional television industry.

串流服務對傳統電視產業造成了巨大顛覆。

disruption in + [industry]

Takeshi wrote about how mobile payment apps brought disruption to the banking sector.

Takeshi 撰文探討行動支付 App 如何為銀行業帶來變革。

lead to disruption in + [sector]

同義詞
  • transformation

    Broader term; does not necessarily imply that something is replaced or overthrown.

  • upheaval

    Stronger and more emotional; suggests a difficult or painful period of change.

  • revolution

    More dramatic; implies a sudden and complete change that affects everyone.

文法句型

disruption + in / to + noun phrase (industry / market / sector)

cause / create / bring about disruption

用法筆記

In this sense, disruption has a positive or neutral tone in business writing — it describes innovation and progress, not chaos. The adjective 'disruptive' and noun 'disruptor' are common in the same context. Distinguish from sense 1 by watching the object: an industry or market points to sense 2; a process, routine, or service points to sense 1.

常見錯誤

❌The new app caused disruption of the hotel industry.
✅The new app caused disruption in the hotel industry.
💡Use 'in', not 'of', to introduce the affected industry or sector.
❌The meeting was a disruption to our schedule.' (when meaning a routine interruption)
✅Use sense 1 'disruption' (INTERRUPTION) for everyday schedules. Sense 2 is for whole industries and markets.