normalize
/ˈnɔːməlaɪz/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈnɔːrməlaɪz/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnȯr-mə-ˌlīz/ (ame, mw)
normalize — 動詞
- normalizepresent simple I / you / we / they
- normalizeshe / she / it
- normalizedpast simple
- normalizing-ing form
1. to bring a situation, relationship, or set of conditions back to a regular, peac
恢復正常
讓情勢回到原本的穩定狀態
to bring a situation, relationship, or set of conditions back to a regular, peaceful state, or for that situation to return to such a state on its own — for example, two countries restarting trade after a long dispute.
Diplomats from both governments worked for years to normalize relations after the war.
兩國外交人員花了多年的時間才讓雙方關係恢復正常。
normalize relations — most common collocation
Once the protests ended, daily life in the city slowly began to normalize.
抗議結束後，城裡的日常生活慢慢回歸正常。
intransitive use: subject is a situation that returns to normal
Takeshi waited several months for his sleep schedule to normalize after the night shifts.
Takeshi 等了好幾個月，下夜班後的作息才恢復正常。
The new finance minister promised to normalize the country's currency within a year.
新任財政部長承諾，會在一年內讓國家的貨幣回到正常水準。
Trade between the two ports has finally normalized following the lifting of sanctions.
在制裁解除之後，這兩個港口之間的貿易終於恢復正常運作。
- stabilize
stress steadying after disruption; doesn't imply returning to a prior normal
- restore
wider sense of bringing something back; can apply to objects, not just situations
- regularize
more formal; often used of making something official or legal
- disrupt
to break the normal pattern rather than restore it
文法句型
normalize + object
things normalize
用法筆記
Subject is typically a large or shared situation (relations, prices, breathing, trade, schedule), not a single concrete object. As an intransitive verb the situation itself does the returning; transitively, an agent restores it.
常見錯誤
2. to cause a behaviour, idea, or condition that was once seen as unusual, wrong, o
常態化
讓原本不被接受的事被視為理所當然
to cause a behaviour, idea, or condition that was once seen as unusual, wrong, or extreme to be treated by people as ordinary and acceptable.
Many parents worry that violent video games normalize aggressive behaviour in children.
許多家長擔心暴力電玩會讓孩子把攻擊行為視為理所當然。
object is a behaviour or attitude being made to seem ordinary
Talia argued that reality television has normalized shouting matches between family members.
Talia 認為，實境節目已經讓家人之間互相大吼大叫變成常態。
The campaign aimed to normalize talking openly about mental health in the workplace.
這項活動希望讓職場上公開談論心理健康成為一件再平常不過的事。
Some teachers feel that constant smartphone use has normalized rudeness during conversations.
有些老師覺得，整天使用智慧型手機已經讓談話中的不禮貌變成一種常態。
Hugo's documentary explored how online influencers normalize extreme dieting among teenagers.
Hugo 的紀錄片探討網路網紅如何讓青少年把極端節食看作平常事。
- mainstream
as a verb: to move something from the margins into wide acceptance; often used of ideas or groups
- legitimize
to make something appear morally or socially right; stronger and more formal
- stigmatize
to make people view a behaviour or group as shameful — the direct opposite of this sense
文法句型
normalize + noun (behaviour/idea)
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: here the meaning is social — changing how people perceive something — not restoring a prior state. Object is typically a behaviour, attitude, or social phenomenon. Often carries a critical tone when the object is harmful (violence, rudeness, extreme dieting), but can be neutral or positive when applied to constructive topics (mental health, parental leave).
常見錯誤
3. in data work, to adjust a group of measurements so that each value can be fairly
標準化
把數據調整到同一基準以便比較
in data work, to adjust a group of measurements so that each value can be fairly compared against a wider reference range or rescaled to a common scale.
The research team normalized the survey scores so results from different schools could be compared.
研究團隊把問卷分數做了標準化處理，讓不同學校的結果能拿來比較。
normalize + data so that + comparison purpose
Aarav wrote a short script to normalize the temperature readings before plotting the graph.
Aarav 寫了一支小程式，先把氣溫數據做標準化處理，再畫成圖表。
Economists usually normalize wage figures against inflation when comparing different decades.
經濟學家在比較不同年代的薪資時，通常會以通膨為基準進行標準化。
Roya normalized the test scores by dividing each one by the class average.
Roya 把每位學生的成績都除以班級平均，藉此做標準化處理。
- standardize
very close in technical writing; standardize often implies a specific transformation (z-score), while normalize is broader
- rescale
purely about changing the scale; doesn't necessarily involve a reference distribution
文法句型
normalize + data/values
用法筆記
Specialist register. Object is always a set of numbers, scores, or measurements; never a behaviour or a relationship. Often paired with 'against', 'to', or 'by' to name the reference standard or method used.