impersonalize
impersonalize — 動詞
- impersonalizepresent simple I / you / we / they
- impersonalizes3rd person singular
- impersonalizing-ing form
- impersonalizedpast simple
1. to change a process, system, or activity so that people are treated as cases, nu
去人性化
使失去個人特質，變得機械化
to change a process, system, or activity so that people are treated as cases, numbers, or categories rather than as unique individuals — which often makes the situation feel cold, mechanical, or bureaucratic.
The hospital's new check-in kiosks impersonalized the process by replacing warm greetings with touchscreens.
醫院新設置的自助報到機將掛號流程去人性化，觸控螢幕取代了親切的問候。
impersonalize + object + by + gerund phrase showing method
Ezra worried that the automated grading system impersonalized education, reducing each student to a single score.
Ezra 擔心自動化評分系統讓教育失去了人性化，把每個學生簡化成一個分數。
felt/worried that [system] impersonalizes [domain], reducing [group] to [abstract]
Gabriela felt the restaurant chain had impersonalised the dining experience by using the same menu in every city.
Gabriela 覺得這家連鎖餐廳為了節省成本而將用餐體驗去人性化 — 每個城市的菜單都一模一樣。
Cole refused to use the chatbots, saying they impersonalised customer support by avoiding real conversation.
Cole 拒絕使用聊天機器人，認為它們用逃避真實對話的方式去人性化了客服。
- depersonalise
overlapping meaning but more often used in psychology (loss of sense of self); 'impersonalise' suits organisational/process contexts
- standardise
focuses on making uniform, not necessarily removing human touch; broader and more neutral
- mechanise
specifically about replacing human labour with machines, narrower than 'impersonalise'
- personalise
to adapt something to an individual's needs or preferences, the direct opposite direction of change
- humanise
to make a system or process kinder and more considerate of human needs
文法句型
impersonalize + object
be impersonalized + by + agent
用法筆記
Frequently used in formal or critical writing about technology, healthcare, and service industries. The passive form ('become impersonalised') is common when describing gradual change.