facilitate

IPA/fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/
KK[fəsˈɪlətˌet]IPA/fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/

facilitate — 動詞

  • facilitatepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • facilitateshe / she / it
  • facilitatedpast simple
  • facilitating-ing form

1. to help a process, event, or activity happen more smoothly or with less difficul

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

促進

使過程或活動更順利進行

to help a process, event, or activity happen more smoothly or with less difficulty

例句

The new software facilitates direct communication between the Taipei and London offices.

這套新軟體促進台北和倫敦辦公室之間的直接通訊。

facilitate + noun phrase (communication between groups)

Faisal's translation skills facilitated the negotiations between the Japanese and Mexican teams.

Faisal 的翻譯技能促成了日本團隊與墨西哥團隊之間的協商。

facilitate + noun (negotiations between parties)

常見搭配
  • facilitate communication
  • facilitate discussion
  • facilitate access
  • facilitate growth
  • facilitate development
  • facilitate the transition
  • facilitate learning
同義詞
  • enable

    emphasises providing the means for something to happen; more concrete, while 'facilitate' emphasises making a process run more smoothly

  • ease

    less formal, focuses on reducing difficulty or discomfort

  • expedite

    more specific; focuses on speeding up a process rather than reducing general difficulty

  • assist

    broader in application; can take a person or a process as its object

反義詞
  • hinder

    to make a process difficult or slow

  • impede

    to delay or block progress, more formal register

文法句型

facilitate + noun phrase

用法筆記

The object of 'facilitate' is always a process, event, activity, or abstract thing — never a person. You facilitate a meeting or a discussion, but you do NOT 'facilitate someone.'

常見錯誤

Can you facilitate me with this problem?
Can you help me with this problem?
'facilitate' cannot take a person as its direct object; use 'help' or 'assist' for people.

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副詞搭配

  • greatly facilitate
  • further facilitate
  • thereby facilitate

常用片語

  • facilitate the process of
  • facilitate access to
  • facilitate the exchange of