high-functioning
/ˌhaɪˈfʌŋk.ʃən.ɪŋ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌhaɪˈfʌŋk.ʃən.ɪŋ/ (ame, ipa)
high-functioning — 形容詞
1. describes a team, system, or organization that gets a lot done with few problems
運作良好
形容系統或團隊高效率運作
describes a team, system, or organization that gets a lot done with few problems, because every part of it does its job well.
Kenji built a high-functioning sales team by hiring people who solve problems on their own.
Kenji 雇用了能自行解決問題的人，打造出一支運作良好的業務團隊。
attributive: high-functioning + noun (team / organization)
The hospital became a high-functioning emergency centre after the new triage system was added.
新的檢傷分類系統上線後，這家醫院成為一個運作良好的急診中心。
passive frame: became / is described as high-functioning
Mauricio said a high-functioning office needs clear roles, simple rules, and quick decisions.
Mauricio 說一間運作良好的辦公室需要明確分工、簡單規則與快速決策。
Even a high-functioning democracy can break down when its courts lose public trust.
即使是運作良好的民主制度，一旦法院失去民眾信任也會崩潰。
The factory floor in Osaka is high-functioning despite running with half the usual staff.
大阪這間工廠即使人力只剩一半，仍然運作良好。
- high-performing
more common in business writing; about results rather than internal coordination
- well-oiled
informal; stresses smooth coordination of moving parts
- effective
broader and more neutral; lacks the 'every part working' nuance
- dysfunctional
describes a system whose parts work against each other
文法句型
high-functioning + noun
be high-functioning
用法筆記
Subject is usually a system, team, or institution — not a single person. Distinguish from sense 2, which describes individuals with a medical condition.
常見錯誤
2. used about a person with a mental health or developmental condition, when that p
高功能的
形容病人能維持日常生活與工作
used about a person with a mental health or developmental condition, when that person can still hold a job, study, or live independently — for example, a high-functioning autistic adult who works as an engineer.
Shanti is a high-functioning autistic adult who works as a software engineer in Taipei.
Shanti 是一位高功能的自閉症成人，目前在台北擔任軟體工程師。
attributive use with a specific condition (autistic, depressed, alcoholic)
Doctors told Layla's family that her son is high-functioning despite his early diagnosis.
醫生告訴 Layla 家人，雖然早期確診，她兒子仍屬高功能的患者。
predicative: be high-functioning
Many high-functioning depressives hide their illness from coworkers for years at a time.
許多高功能的憂鬱症患者多年來都向同事隱藏自己的病情。
Nadia learned that her quiet uncle was a high-functioning alcoholic who never missed work.
Nadia 後來才知道，她沉默寡言的舅舅是一位從不缺勤的高功能酒癮者。
The clinic in Kyoto offers therapy designed for high-functioning patients on the autism spectrum.
京都這間診所為自閉症類群中高功能的患者提供專屬治療。
- mild
common in clinical phrasing ('mild autism'); avoids the 'still functions' framing
- independent
focuses on daily-life ability rather than the condition itself
- low-functioning
increasingly avoided in clinical writing; some communities find both labels reductive
- severely affected
preferred clinical alternative to 'low-functioning'
文法句型
high-functioning + noun (autism / depression / patient)
be high-functioning
用法筆記
Always paired with or implies a named condition (autism, depression, alcoholism, schizophrenia). Some patient communities find the label reductive; it is more accepted in clinical and educational settings than in personal self-description.