materialization
/məˌtɪəriəlaɪˈzeɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /məˌtɪriələˈzeɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /mə-ˌtir-ē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən/ (ame, mw)
materialization — 名詞
- materializationsingular
- materializationsplural
1. the moment when a person or thing comes into view somewhere, often unexpectedly
突然出現
人或物突如其來地現身
the moment when a person or thing comes into view somewhere, often unexpectedly and without clear reason.
The sudden materialization of Gabriela at the back door surprised everyone in the kitchen.
Gabriela 突然出現在後門，廚房裡的人全都嚇了一跳。
pattern: the materialization of [person]
Jisoo was startled by the silent materialization of her cat on top of the kitchen cupboard.
Jisoo 被她的貓無聲無息地突然出現在廚房櫥櫃頂上嚇了一跳。
Hamza watched the slow materialization of the island as the morning fog lifted over the bay.
Hamza 看著那座島隨著清晨海灣上的霧氣散去而慢慢浮現出來。
Meera could not explain the materialization of a small black bag on her locked office desk overnight.
Meera 無法解釋一個小黑包為何會在一夜之間，突然出現在她上鎖的辦公桌上。
Dahlia and her brother filmed the strange materialization of orange lights above the football stadium last Friday.
Dahlia 和她哥哥拍下了上週五橘色光點在足球場上方詭異突然出現的畫面。
- appearance
the everyday equivalent; lacks the unexpected, almost magical tone of materialization.
- emergence
stresses gradual coming into view, less about surprise.
- apparition
stronger ghostly or otherworldly sense; used for unreal-seeming figures.
- disappearance
the direct opposite — going out of view.
文法句型
the materialization of [thing/person]
用法筆記
Subject of 'the materialization of' is usually a concrete person, object, or shape that becomes visible — distinguishing from sense 2, where the subject is an idea, plan, or hope.
常見錯誤
2. the point at which a plan, dream, or promise stops being only an idea and actual
實現；成真
計畫或夢想真的開始發生
the point at which a plan, dream, or promise stops being only an idea and actually starts to happen in real life.
After ten years of saving, Yael celebrated the materialization of her tiny pottery studio.
存了十年的錢，Yael 終於慶祝她那間小小陶藝工作室的實現。
pattern: the materialization of [dream/plan]
Families on Inês Street are still waiting for the materialization of the affordable housing promised last winter.
Inês 街上的家庭，還在等待去年冬天承諾的平價住宅真正實現。
frequent collocation: materialization of promises
Élise saw the materialization of her childhood dream when the bookshop finally opened on Rue Saint-Paul.
Élise 在 Rue Saint-Paul 上的書店終於開張時，看到了她童年夢想的成真。
Donors were thrilled by the materialization of the new music school after years of fundraising.
捐款人對於這所新音樂學校在多年募款後的實現感到非常興奮。
The materialization of the high-speed rail link took almost two decades of planning and protest.
那條高鐵連結線的實現，前後花了將近二十年的規劃與抗爭。
- realization
almost interchangeable here; slightly more about achieving than appearing.
- fulfillment
highlights satisfying a promise or expectation.
- achievement
stresses effort and success rather than the moment of arrival.
文法句型
the materialization of [plan/dream/idea]
用法筆記
Subject is typically an abstract goal (plan, dream, promise, project) — different from sense 1, where the subject is a visible person or object.
常見錯誤
3. a finished object or work that has been made through a process and now stands as
具體成品
想法或技藝呈現出的成品
a finished object or work that has been made through a process and now stands as the visible form of an idea or skill.
The bridge is a stunning materialization of three years of engineering work by Lucas and his team.
這座橋是 Lucas 與團隊三年工程心血的精彩具體成品。
pattern: [X] is a materialization of [process/work]
Andrés called the new harbour gallery a materialization of his late father's lifelong fascination with empty rooms.
Andrés 稱這座新港邊藝廊，是他已故父親一生對於空蕩房間迷戀的具體成品。
Each carved wooden mask in the collection is a materialization of a different family story.
收藏裡的每一面木雕面具，都是一段不同家族故事的具體成品。
Adaeze described her debut album as the materialization of years of late-night writing.
Adaeze 形容她的首張專輯，是多年深夜寫作累積出來的具體成品。
- embodiment
very close in meaning; stresses physical or visible form of an abstract idea.
- expression
broader; can be non-physical (a smile, a tone) as well as a made object.
- manifestation
more formal; the visible sign or form that something has taken.
文法句型
[noun phrase] is a materialization of [concept]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 2: sense 2 is the event of something becoming real; sense 3 is the resulting object itself. Commonly takes a singular or countable form ('a materialization of').