procedure 流程；手續 — 中文意思、英文定義、例句

1.名詞B2

釋義

流程；手續

完成事情的固定步驟

a fixed set of steps that people follow to complete a task or handle a situation, especially when these steps are the accepted or official way to do things in a particular place.

例句

New staff at the hotel learn the check-in procedure during their first week.

飯店新員工在第一週要學習入住登記的流程。

collocation: check-in procedure / learn a procedure

The airport has a security procedure that requires every bag to go through a scanner.

機場有一項安全檢查程序，要求每個行李都通過掃描儀。

collocation: security procedure / requires [object] to [verb]

同義詞

process
a broader term that includes natural, continuous changes, not just deliberate steps
protocol
more formal; used for diplomatic, medical, or military rules
method
focuses on the technique or system used, not the exact sequence of steps
routine
less formal; suggests steps done regularly, often without much thought

反義詞

improvisation
doing something without a fixed plan or set of steps

文法句型

procedure + for + noun/gerund

用法筆記

Often followed by the preposition 'for' ('procedure for + noun/gerund'). Very common in business, legal, and administrative contexts.

常見錯誤

❌The manufacturing procedure takes three days.' (when referring to a natural transformation)。

✅The manufacturing process takes three days.

💡'procedure' is about fixed steps you follow; 'process' is about a natural or ongoing series of changes.

2.名詞C1

釋義

手術

醫生對病人進行的醫療處置

a medical treatment or operation that a doctor or surgeon carries out on a patient's body to fix a health problem or find out what is wrong.

例句

Kwame needed a short procedure on his knee to repair the torn ligament.

Kwame 的膝蓋需要一個小手術來修復撕裂的韌帶。

collocation: procedure on [body part] / repair [something]

The doctor explained the whole procedure to Anjali before starting it.

醫生在開始之前，向 Anjali 詳細說明了整個手術過程。

collocation: explain the procedure to [someone]

同義詞

operation
more specific; usually involves cutting into the body (surgery)
treatment
broader; includes medicine and therapy, not just physical intervention
surgery
refers specifically to cutting open the body
intervention
formal; any medical action taken to improve a condition

用法筆記

Typically used with the verbs 'perform', 'undergo', 'have', or 'carry out'. Often preceded by an adjective describing the type ('minor', 'surgical', 'cosmetic', 'diagnostic').

常見錯誤

❌The nurse gave me a procedure for my stomach pain.

✅The doctor performed a procedure to examine my stomach.

💡'procedure' in the medical sense is usually performed by a doctor, not a nurse, and is not a medicine you take.

3.名詞C1

釋義

程序

電腦程式中執行特定任務的指令集

a block of code inside a larger software program, carrying out one particular job when the computer runs it.

例句

The program uses a search procedure to find the customer in the database.

該程式使用一個搜尋程序來在資料庫中找到顧客。

collocation: search procedure / uses a procedure to [verb]

Andrés wrote a procedure that saves the file automatically every five minutes.

Andrés 編寫了一個程序，每五分鐘自動儲存一次檔案。

collocation: write a procedure / saves [something] automatically

同義詞

subroutine
an older term for a reusable block of code, essentially the same as procedure
function
similar but usually returns a value; common in many modern languages
method
a procedure that belongs to a specific class or object in object-oriented programming
routine
general term for any block of code that performs a task

用法筆記

In many modern programming languages, the term 'function' is more common than 'procedure'. 'Procedure' is still used when the code does not return a value (in contrast to a function, which does).

procedure

procedure — 名詞

1. a fixed set of steps that people follow to complete a task or handle a situation

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤

2. a medical treatment or operation that a doctor or surgeon carries out on a patie

用法筆記

常見錯誤

3. a block of code inside a larger software program, carrying out one particular jo

用法筆記