enabled
enabled — 形容詞
- enabledpositive
- more enabledcomparative
- most enabledsuperlative
1. built with a certain device, software, or feature so that the thing can do extra
已配備的
裝有某種技術或功能可使用的
built with a certain device, software, or feature so that the thing can do extra tasks
Lucía bought a voice-enabled speaker that plays music when she speaks to it.
Lucía 買了一台語音功能的喇叭，只要對它說話就會播放音樂。
[technology]-enabled describing a device
The new library cards are enabled for contactless payment at the coffee shop.
新的圖書館卡片已具備感應付款功能，可在咖啡店使用。
enabled for [function]
Every classroom in the school is now enabled with fast wireless internet.
學校裡每間教室現在都裝有高速無線網路。
Hari only buys phones that are enabled for two different mobile networks.
Hari 只買支援兩種不同行動網路的手機。
The hotel doors are card-enabled, so guests open them by tapping a small key.
旅館的房門採感應卡開鎖，房客只要輕觸一張小卡就能打開。
- disabled
of a feature: switched off or not available
文法句型
[technology]-enabled + noun
用法筆記
Almost always attached to a noun naming the technology, as in 'web-enabled' or 'GPS-enabled'. Distinguish from sense 2, which describes something powered by a thing rather than fitted with it.
常見錯誤
2. working or happening only because a particular thing supplies the power, tool, o
靠…促成的
因某事物提供資源而得以運作
working or happening only because a particular thing supplies the power, tool, or chance for it
The charity runs a donor-enabled food bank that feeds families across the whole town.
這家慈善機構經營一個靠捐款支持的食物銀行，供餐給全鎮的家庭。
[means]-enabled describing what makes it work
Eshe joined a grant-enabled project that lets young farmers test new crops.
Eshe 加入了一個靠補助金支持的計畫，讓年輕農民得以試種新作物。
Cheap flights have created a tourism-enabled economy on the small island.
便宜的機票讓這座小島形成了靠觀光帶動的經濟。
The clinic offers a volunteer-enabled service that gives free eye tests to children.
這間診所提供靠志工支撐的服務，免費為孩童做視力檢查。
Quinn studies how solar-enabled pumps bring water to dry farms in the south.
Quinn 研究靠太陽能運作的抽水機如何把水送到南部的乾旱農地。
文法句型
[means]-enabled + noun
用法筆記
The word before 'enabled' names the means that makes the thing possible, not a device fitted inside it. Distinguish from sense 1: a 'voice-enabled' speaker contains voice technology, but a 'grant-enabled' project is funded by a grant.
enabled — 動詞
- enabledpresent simple I / you / we / they
- enableds3rd person singular
- enabledding-ing form
- enableddedpast simple
1. to give someone the power, skill, or chance they need so that they can do someth
使能夠
給予某人做某事的能力或機會
to give someone the power, skill, or chance they need so that they can do something
A small loan enabled Mira to open her own bakery on the corner.
一筆小額貸款讓 Mira 得以在街角開了自己的麵包店。
enable + somebody + to-infinitive
Good night vision enables owls to catch mice in almost total darkness.
良好的夜間視力使貓頭鷹能在近乎全黑中捕捉老鼠。
enable + somebody + to-infinitive
The new ramp enabled Darius to wheel his chair straight into the museum.
新建的坡道讓 Darius 能直接把輪椅推進博物館。
Years of practice enabled the young pianist to play the difficult piece by heart.
多年的練習讓這位年輕鋼琴家能背譜彈奏那首困難的曲子。
A shared map enables every driver to find the quickest route across the city.
一張共用地圖讓每位駕駛都能找到穿越城市最快的路線。
文法句型
enable + somebody + to do something
用法筆記
Almost always takes an object followed by 'to' plus a verb. Subject is usually a thing or situation, not a person ordering someone around.
常見錯誤
2. to make an activity, process, or result able to happen or be done more easily
使成為可能
讓某活動或結果得以發生或更順利
to make an activity, process, or result able to happen or be done more easily
The wide bridge enables faster travel between the two river towns.
這座寬闊的橋讓兩個河邊小鎮之間的往來更快速。
enable + abstract noun (a process)
Cheap paper enabled the rapid spread of books across medieval Europe.
便宜的紙張促成了書籍在中世紀歐洲的迅速流傳。
The shared kitchen enables quick meals for all the workers on busy days.
這間共用廚房讓所有工人在忙碌的日子都能快速用餐。
Naoko hopes the new fund will enable cleaner air in the crowded city centre.
Naoko 希望這筆新基金能讓擁擠的市中心擁有更乾淨的空氣。
A clear timetable enables smooth handovers between the day and night nurses.
清楚的時間表讓日班與夜班護理師之間的交接更順暢。
- facilitate
more formal; stresses making a process smoother
- permit
more formal; leans toward letting something happen
- block
stop a process from happening at all
文法句型
enable + something
用法筆記
Object is usually an activity or outcome (travel, growth, access), not a person. Distinguish from sense 1, where the object is a person who gains an ability.
3. to switch on a setting or feature so that a machine or program starts working in
啟用
開啟某項設定或功能使其運作
to switch on a setting or feature so that a machine or program starts working in that way
Linh tapped the screen to enable dark mode before reading in bed.
Linh 在睡前點了一下螢幕，啟用深色模式來閱讀。
enable + a software setting
Please enable the camera so your classmates can see you during the lesson.
請啟用鏡頭，這樣同學在課堂上才能看到你。
enable + a device feature
Élise enabled the alarm on her phone so it would wake her at six.
Élise 啟用了手機上的鬧鐘，好讓它在六點叫醒她。
You must enable cookies before the shopping website will let you log in.
你必須先啟用 cookie，購物網站才會讓你登入。
The teacher asked the class to enable the spell-check tool in their writing app.
老師請全班在寫作應用程式裡啟用拼字檢查工具。
文法句型
enable + feature/setting
用法筆記
Object is a feature, setting, or function on a device or program. The opposite action is 'disable'. Common in instructions for apps and gadgets.
常見錯誤
4. to give a person or group the official right or authority to act in a certain wa
授權
賦予某人正式的權限或資格
to give a person or group the official right or authority to act in a certain way
The new law enables local councils to set their own school holidays.
這項新法律授權地方議會自行訂定學校的假期。
formal: enable + body + to + official action
The signed letter enabled Eric to collect the parcel on his sister's behalf.
那封簽好名的信讓 Eric 得以代替妹妹領取包裹。
A special permit enables William to fish in the protected lake each spring.
一張特別許可證讓 William 每年春天能在受保護的湖中釣魚。
The court order enabled Tendai to manage his elderly father's bank accounts.
那道法院命令授權 Tendai 管理他年邁父親的銀行帳戶。
The treaty enables both nations to share the same fishing waters peacefully.
這項條約授權兩國和平共享同一片漁場。
- forbid
officially refuse the right to do something
文法句型
enable + somebody + to do something
用法筆記
Subject is usually a law, permit, order, or other official document. More formal than sense 1; the ability granted is a legal right rather than a practical skill.