reform
/rɪˈfɔːm/ (bre, ipa) · [rəfˈɔrm] /rɪˈfɔːrm/ (ame, ipa) · [rəfˈɔrm] /ri-ˈfȯrm/ (ame, mw)
reform — 動詞
- reformpresent simple I / you / we / they
- reforms3rd person singular
- reforming-ing form
- reformedpast simple
1. To change a system, law, organization, or someone's personal habits in order to
改革；改過
改變制度或行為以修正缺失
To change a system, law, organization, or someone's personal habits in order to fix its faults and make it work better.
The government plans to reform the health system so more people get treatment quickly.
政府計劃改革醫療制度，好讓更多人盡快獲得治療。
collocation: reform + [system / law / institution]
After years of gambling, Eshe decided to reform and focus on her family.
在多年賭博之後，Eshe 決定改過自新，專注於家庭。
intransitive: person reforms their behaviour
Many economists argue that the tax code needs to be reformed completely.
許多經濟學家認為稅法需要徹底改革。
Tomás promised to reform the company's outdated hiring practices.
Tomás 承諾要改革公司過時的招聘方式。
The welfare system was reformed in 2005 to give more support to low-income families.
福利制度在 2005 年經過改革，為低收入家庭提供更多支援。
文法句型
reform + [system / law / institution]
reform + [person's ways / behaviour]
用法筆記
Can be used transitively (reform a system) or intransitively (a person reforms). For personal behaviour change, the intransitive use often implies stopping a harmful habit. The passive form is common in news discourse.
常見錯誤
reform — 名詞
- reformsingular
- reformsplural
1. A change made to a system, law, organization, or personal way of behaving that c
改革
對制度或行為所做的改進
A change made to a system, law, organization, or personal way of behaving that corrects faults and produces better results.
The education reform introduced smaller class sizes across all public schools.
教育改革在所有公立學校推動了小班制教學。
collocation: education / tax / political / health reform
Christopher believes that political reform is necessary to reduce corruption in the government.
Christopher 認為政治改革是減少政府貪腐的必要手段。
The reform of the banking system after the crisis took over a decade to complete.
危機後銀行體系的改革花了十多年才完成。
The government announced sweeping reforms to the immigration system last week.
政府上週宣布了對移民制度的全面改革。
Historians consider the 1832 Reform Act a turning point in British democracy.
歷史學家認為 1832 年的 Reform Act 是英國民主的重要轉捩點。
- overhaul
suggests a more thorough and complete rebuilding of a system
- restructuring
focuses on changing the organisation or arrangement, not necessarily fixing faults
- amendment
a smaller, more specific change, usually to a law or document
- stagnation
a state of no movement or change
- deterioration
the process of becoming worse rather than better
文法句型
[area] + reform
reform of + [system / institution]
用法筆記
Often follows a noun to specify the area of change, e.g. education reform, tax reform, electoral reform. Can be countable (a reform, many reforms) when referring to specific changes, or uncountable (reform) when talking about the idea or process in general.