profiting

IPA/ˈprɒf.ɪt/
KK[prˈɑfətɪŋ]IPA/ˈprɑː.fɪt/

profiting — 名詞

  • profitingsingular
  • profitingsplural

1. the activity of making money through trade, investing, or sales after the main e

1.名詞B2
釋義

獲利

靠生意或投資賺錢的行為

the activity of making money through trade, investing, or sales after the main expenses have been paid

例句

Profiting from weekend football matches helped the snack stand survive winter.

靠週末足球賽帶來的人潮獲利，讓那個小吃攤熬過了冬天。

profiting from + event that brings customers

After two bad seasons, profiting again gave the orchard real hope.

經歷兩個糟糕的產季後，再次獲利讓那座果園重新看到希望。

同義詞
  • earning

    broader and more neutral; it can describe salary as well as business income

  • monetising

    focuses on turning an asset, service, or audience into income

  • moneymaking

    more informal and often used before a noun

反義詞

文法句型

profiting from + sales / tourism / investment

someone's profiting from + noun

用法筆記

Usually uncountable and most often followed by from when the source of the money is named. It appears more often in reports or commentary than in casual everyday speech.

常見錯誤

❌The shop's profiting of summer visitors saved it.
✅The shop's profiting from summer visitors saved it.
💡Use 'from', not 'of', to name the source of the money.
❌The company saw many profitings last year.
✅The company returned to profiting last year.
💡This gerund sense is usually treated as uncountable.

2. the act of getting some useful advantage from a situation, a piece of advice, or

2.名詞B2
釋義

得益

從情況中得到好處的行為

the act of getting some useful advantage from a situation, a piece of advice, or even another person's difficulty

例句

Profiting from free tutoring gave Brooke more confidence before the exam.

從免費家教中得益，讓 Brooke 在考前更有信心。

profiting from + support that helps you improve

Profiting from Chidi's advice saved Ryan weeks of trial and error.

從 Chidi 的建議中得益，替 Ryan 省下了好幾週摸索的時間。

同義詞
  • benefiting

    the safest neutral choice for getting something good from a situation

  • gaining

    broader; it can refer to knowledge, status, or money

  • cashing in

    more informal and often more critical, especially with fear or fashion

反義詞
  • losing out

    ending up without the expected advantage

  • suffering

    being harmed instead of helped by the situation

文法句型

profiting from + advice / help / change

profiting from + another person's trouble

用法筆記

Almost always takes from. This sense can be neutral when the gain comes from teaching or experience, but it often sounds critical when the benefit comes from fear, loss, or another person's mistake.

常見錯誤

❌We saw real profiting of the workshop.
✅We saw real profiting from the workshop.
💡Use 'from' after the noun form as well.
❌Their profiting was the workshop.
✅Their profiting came from the workshop.
💡Name the source of the benefit with 'from'.

profiting — 動詞