option
option — 名詞
1. a possible choice, plan, or action; also, the chance to decide among different w
選項；選擇
可選的事物，或選擇空間
a possible choice, plan, or action; also, the chance to decide among different ways forward
Camping is one option for the school trip in July.
七月的校外旅行，露營是其中一個選項。
one option for + event
You have the option of paying online or at the station.
你可以選擇線上付款，或是在車站付款。
option of + -ing
The menu offers a cheap vegetarian option for hungry students.
這份菜單為肚子餓的學生提供便宜的素食選項。
After the storm, walking home was our safest option.
暴風雨過後，走路回家是我們最安全的選擇。
The contract gives Lena the option to leave early.
這份合約讓 Lena 可以選擇提早離開。
- choice
broader and can mean the act of deciding as well as the thing chosen
- alternative
often stresses another plan when the first one may not work
- possibility
more general and does not always involve an active decision
- necessity
focuses on something required rather than something open to choose
文法句型
one option is to + verb
have the option of + -ing
give someone the option to + verb
用法筆記
Often followed by of + -ing or to + verb. Distinguish from noun/3, which usually appears in negative patterns such as have no option but to.
常見錯誤
2. a contract-based right allowing a later purchase or sale for a price fixed now
選擇權
日後可按約定買賣的權利
a contract-based right allowing a later purchase or sale for a price fixed now
The company bought an option to buy the land next year.
那家公司買下了明年購買那塊土地的選擇權。
option to buy + asset
On Friday afternoon, traders sold call options on bank shares.
週五下午，交易員賣出了銀行股的買權。
finance: call options
The deal gave her an option on 500 more company shares.
這筆交易讓她取得再買五百股公司股票的選擇權。
The buyer paid for the option on the shop but never used it.
買方付了那間店面的選擇權費用，最後卻沒有行使。
A farm owner gave the bank an option to buy the field.
一位農場主人給了銀行購買那塊田地的選擇權。
- obligation
requires action instead of keeping the action optional
文法句型
an option to buy
an option to sell
an option on + asset
用法筆記
Common in finance, property, and contract language. It often appears with to buy, to sell, or on + asset, and it names a right, not the final purchase itself.
常見錯誤
3. the only course left to you, used when every other choice has gone
沒得選
沒有其他可能，只能這樣做
the only course left to you, used when every other choice has gone
With the bridge closed, we had no option but to wait.
橋封閉了，我們沒得選，只能等。
fixed pattern: no option but to + verb
The fire left us no option but to sleep outside.
那場火讓我們沒得選，只能睡在外面。
leave someone no option
After two warnings, the judge had no option but to fine him.
收到兩次警告後，法官沒得選，只能罰他。
Broken brakes gave Carla no option but to call a tow truck.
煞車壞了，Carla 沒得選，只能叫拖吊車。
- no choice
the most common everyday equivalent
- necessity
more formal and focuses on what must be done
- last resort
suggests the final remaining plan after others fail
- freedom
emphasizes being able to choose among different actions
文法句型
have no option but to + verb
leave someone with no option
no option except to + verb
用法筆記
Almost always appears in negative frames such as have no option but to or leave someone with no option. Distinguish from noun/1, where real choices are still available.
常見錯誤
option — 形容詞
1. describing an American football play where the ball carrier decides during the m
跑傳選擇的
美式足球中可跑可傳的戰術
describing an American football play where the ball carrier decides during the move whether to run or pass
On the option play, the quarterback kept the ball and ran left.
那次跑傳選擇戰術裡，四分衛自己帶球往左跑。
collocation: option play
Coach Rivera added an option offense for his fast young quarterback.
Coach Rivera 加進了跑傳選擇進攻，給年輕又跑得快的四分衛使用。
collocation: option offense
The defense froze when the option play let the quarterback choose to run or pass.
防守組一遇到跑傳選擇戰術，就得看四分衛要跑還是傳。
Fans cheered when the team scored on an option run at midfield.
球隊在中場靠一次跑傳選擇跑陣得分時，球迷都歡呼了。
- run-pass
a descriptive coaching term for the same basic idea
- read-option
a more specific football subtype, not the whole category
文法句型
option play
option offense
option run
用法筆記
Usually comes before nouns such as play, offense, run, or attack. It belongs to American football language rather than general everyday English.
常見錯誤
option — 動詞
1. to arrange the right to buy, use, or develop something later, or to give someone
選擇權
取得或授予日後買賣、改編等的權利
to arrange the right to buy, use, or develop something later, or to give someone that right
The studio optioned Maya's novel for a television series.
那家片廠簽下了 Maya 小說改編成影集的權利。
media use: option a novel
A builder optioned the empty lot beside the station for new shops.
一位建商為了新商店，先取得了車站旁那塊空地的選擇權。
property use: option land
The riverside land was optioned before the city announced a new road.
市政府宣布新道路前，那塊河邊空地的選擇權就已被人取得。
The author refused to option the story for a cheap film.
那位作者拒絕把這個故事的電影改編選擇權交出去，拿去拍成低成本電影。
- release
gives up the right instead of holding it for later
文法句型
option a property
option a story
be optioned for a film
用法筆記
Common with land, shares, stories, and film rights. The verb takes a direct object; in media writing, passive forms such as 'the novel was optioned' are very common.