realisation
realisation — 名詞
- realisationsingular
- realisationsplural
1. the point at which you suddenly know or accept that something is true, often aft
領悟；醒悟
突然明白或接受某事為真的時刻
the point at which you suddenly know or accept that something is true, often after not noticing it before
The realisation that her keys were still inside the locked car hit Manuela at the bus stop.
Manuela 在公車站突然領悟到，鑰匙還鎖在車裡。
realisation that + clause for a sudden new understanding
Slowly, the realisation came to Kwame that nobody was going to answer the office phone.
Kwame 慢慢醒悟到，沒有人會來接辦公室的電話。
realisation came to [person] that + clause
There was a growing realisation among the villagers that the river was no longer safe to drink.
村民之間逐漸有種領悟，那條河的水已經不能再喝了。
Eri felt a sudden realisation wash over her as she read the last line of the letter.
Eri 讀到信的最後一行時，一股突如其來的領悟湧上心頭。
It took weeks for the full realisation of what had happened to sink in.
過了好幾週，她才完全領悟到底發生了什麼事。
- awareness
an ongoing state of knowing, while realisation stresses the moment it begins
- recognition
more formal; often acknowledging something already known by others
- ignorance
the state of not knowing, before any realisation occurs
文法句型
realisation that + clause
the realisation of + noun
用法筆記
Frequently followed by a that-clause naming the new understanding, or by 'of + noun'. Often paired with 'sudden', 'growing', 'slow', or 'full'.
常見錯誤
2. the act of making something you planned or wished for actually happen
實現；達成
讓計畫或願望真正成真的過程
the act of making something you planned or wished for actually happen
The new library marked the realisation of a dream Ada had carried since childhood.
這座新圖書館代表 Ada 從小懷抱的夢想終於實現。
the realisation of a dream / goal / plan
Years of training led to the realisation of Mathieu's goal of swimming across the bay.
多年的訓練讓 Mathieu 游過海灣的目標得以實現。
led to the realisation of [person]'s goal
The festival was the realisation of months of careful planning by the whole town.
這場慶典是全鎮數個月細心規劃的實現。
Opening the small bakery was the realisation of everything Nila had worked toward.
開那間小麵包店，是 Nila 一路努力的目標的實現。
The bridge stands as the realisation of an idea once thought impossible to build.
這座橋是一個曾被認為不可能建成的想法的實現。
- achievement
the result of effort; realisation stresses turning a plan into reality
- fulfilment
emphasises satisfying a wish or hope rather than completing a plan
- failure
when a plan or dream does not come true
文法句型
the realisation of + noun
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense is about making a plan or dream come true, not about suddenly understanding something. Almost always 'realisation of + noun', never followed by a that-clause.
常見錯誤
3. the act of turning something you own into money by selling it
變現；出售
把資產賣出換成現金的行為
the act of turning something you own into money by selling it
The realisation of the family's old paintings brought in enough to clear every debt.
把家裡的舊畫變現後，所得足以還清每一筆債務。
realisation of [assets] for money
Lauren advised the couple to delay the realisation of their shares until prices rose.
Lauren 建議這對夫妻等價格上漲再把股票變現。
realisation of shares / assets
The realisation of the farmland funded the new school in the village.
那片農地的變現，資助了村裡的新學校。
After the realisation of his property, Christopher had cash but nowhere left to live.
把房產變現後，Christopher 有了現金，卻沒地方可住了。
The court ordered the realisation of the company's assets to pay the workers.
法院下令把公司的資產變現，用來支付工人的薪水。
- sale
the everyday word; realisation is the formal term used for assets and estates
- liquidation
turning a whole business's assets into cash, often when closing down
文法句型
the realisation of + assets
用法筆記
Common in finance and legal contexts. Subject is usually money-generating property: shares, assets, land, or an estate. Distinguish from sense 2 by the money outcome.
4. the work of filling out a piece of old music that the composer left only partly
補譜；配寫
把作曲家未寫完的樂曲補寫完整
the work of filling out a piece of old music that the composer left only partly written, so it can be played in full
Roya's realisation of the unfinished cantata let the choir perform it for the first time.
Roya 對這首未完成清唱劇的補譜，讓合唱團首次得以演出它。
realisation of an unfinished piece
The conductor praised the careful realisation of the bass line in the early opera.
指揮稱讚這齣早期歌劇低音聲部的細心補寫。
Ilan spent two years on a realisation of the sketches the composer left behind.
Ilan 花了兩年，把作曲家留下的草稿補寫成譜。
Each realisation of the figured bass sounds slightly different from one player to the next.
每位演奏者對這段數字低音的補寫，聽起來都略有不同。
- arrangement
adapting existing music; realisation specifically completes what was left unwritten
- completion
the general idea of finishing a work; realisation is the musical term for it
文法句型
a realisation of + musical work
用法筆記
Specialist music term. Refers to writing out the harmony a composer only sketched, especially from a figured bass. Distinguish from sense 5, which is about how a piece is performed rather than completed on paper.
5. the particular style in which a tune is played or arranged when someone performs
詮釋；演繹
樂曲實際演出時的演奏或編排方式
the particular style in which a tune is played or arranged when someone performs it
Anong's slow, quiet realisation of the folk tune moved the whole audience to tears.
Anong 那緩慢而安靜的民謠詮釋，讓全場觀眾感動落淚。
realisation of a piece in performance
The jazz band's realisation of the old hymn turned it into something bright and new.
爵士樂團對這首老聖詩的演繹，把它變得明亮又新穎。
Critics compared two very different realisations of the same symphony side by side.
樂評把同一首交響曲兩種截然不同的詮釋並列比較。
Élise gave the song a gentle realisation, replacing the loud drums with a single guitar.
Élise 把這首歌詮釋得很輕柔，用一把吉他取代了吵雜的鼓聲。
- rendition
a single performance of a piece; realisation stresses the chosen style or arrangement
- interpretation
a performer's personal reading of a work, close in meaning to this sense
文法句型
a realisation of + piece
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 4: this sense is about the sound and style of an actual performance, while sense 4 is about completing music left unwritten on the page.
6. the actual way a sound or word is spoken aloud, which may differ from one speake
發音表現
某個語音實際被說出來的方式
the actual way a sound or word is spoken aloud, which may differ from one speaker or region to another
In her accent, the realisation of the 'r' sound is much softer than in mine.
在她的口音裡，'r' 這個音的發音表現比我的柔和許多。
realisation of a [sound] in speech
The teacher recorded each child's realisation of the difficult vowel for later study.
老師錄下每個孩子對那個難發母音的發音表現，供日後研究。
Across the islands, the realisation of the same word can change from town to town.
在這些島嶼間，同一個字的發音表現可能因城鎮而異。
Linguists noted an unusual realisation of the final consonant among older speakers.
語言學家注意到年長說話者對尾子音有種不尋常的發音表現。
- pronunciation
the everyday word; realisation is the technical term used in phonetics
- articulation
the physical act of forming a sound; close to this sense in linguistics
文法句型
the realisation of + sound
用法筆記
A linguistics term for how a sound is physically produced in speech, as opposed to how it is written. Often contrasts speakers, accents, or regions.