involving
involving — 動詞
1. When an activity or process involves something, that item is included as a neces
包含；需要
活動或過程包含某事物為必要部分
When an activity or process involves something, that item is included as a necessary part, or the activity cannot happen without it.
The librarian's job involves sorting books and helping visitors find what they need.
圖書館員的工作包含整理書籍和協助訪客找尋他們需要的資料。
involve + gerund for describing job tasks
Fixing up the old house involves putting in new pipes and new electrical wires.
翻修老房子需要安裝新的水管和新的電線。
involve + noun phrase for project components
Starting a small food business involves a lot of paperwork and several health inspections.
開一家小型食品生意需要大量的文書作業和多次衛生檢查。
Dr. Okafor said the care plan involves taking one pill every morning for six weeks.
Okafor 醫生說，這項照護計畫需要每天早上服用一顆藥丸，持續六週。
- include
Broader — 'include' simply lists parts; 'involve' suggests those parts are necessary or logically follow.
- require
Stronger necessity — 'require' emphasises that the part is essential for the activity to happen.
- entail
More formal — 'entail' is used in academic or legal writing for logical consequences.
- exclude
To leave out deliberately, opposite of 'include as part'
文法句型
involve + noun phrase
involve + gerund
用法筆記
Frequently followed by a gerund (-ing form) to describe the steps or tasks an activity requires. Subject is usually an activity, job, or process, not a person.
常見錯誤
2. To affect someone or something, or to be connected with them in a way that makes
影響；涉及
某人或某事物受事件影響或與之有關
To affect someone or something, or to be connected with them in a way that makes them part of a situation or event.
The bus drivers' protest involves over three thousand workers who are asking for better pay.
這起公車司機的抗議活動涉及超過三千名工人，他們正在爭取更高的薪資。
The police are talking to everyone involved in the trouble outside the night market.
警方正在與所有涉及夜市外那場糾紛的人談話。
passive: be involved in [event]
The new road building involves at least six villages that will lose part of their land.
新的道路建設涉及至少六個村莊，這些村莊將會失去一部分土地。
A fight involving two neighbours about a shared fence has continued for weeks.
一起涉及兩戶鄰居之間共用圍牆的爭執已經持續了好幾週。
- concern
More neutral — 'concern' simply indicates relevance; 'involve' suggests active participation or impact.
- affect
Focuses on the impact — 'affect' emphasises how people or things are changed by the situation.
- engage
Suggests active participation — 'engage' is used when people are actively taking part.
文法句型
involve + noun phrase
be involved in + noun phrase
用法筆記
Commonly used in the passive voice ('be involved in') to describe people or things that are part of an event. The active form takes a situation or event as subject and people as object.
常見錯誤
3. To include someone in an activity or situation so that they take part in it or f
使參與
讓某人加入活動或參與其中
To include someone in an activity or situation so that they take part in it or feel connected to it.
The teacher involved every child in the school project by letting each one choose their own topic.
老師讓每個孩子都參與學校專題，讓每個人選擇自己喜歡的主題。
involve someone in [activity]
The community centre tries to involve older people in social events and craft groups.
社區中心努力讓年長者參與社交活動和手工藝小組。
After he stopped working, Mr. Yamada involved himself in local park clean-up projects.
停止工作後，Yamada 先生讓自己投入當地的公園清潔計畫。
The children's hospital involves families in care decisions so they feel more in control.
兒童醫院讓家人參與照護決策，這樣他們會感覺更有掌控權。
- include
Less active — 'include' can mean simply adding someone to a list; 'involve' suggests making them actively participate.
- engage
Similar active meaning — 'engage' often implies capturing someone's interest as well as their participation.
- recruit
More specific — 'recruit' means persuading someone to join, often for a formal role.
- exclude
To deliberately leave someone out of an activity.
文法句型
involve someone in something
involve oneself in something
用法筆記
The object is always a person (or group of people). Followed by 'in' + activity. The reflexive pattern ('involve oneself in') means to choose to participate voluntarily.