socialising

socialising — 名詞

1. the activity of spending time with friends, colleagues, or other people in order

1.名詞B1
釋義

社交

與他人相處的活動

the activity of spending time with friends, colleagues, or other people in order to relax and enjoy yourself, especially when you are not working

例句

Élise finds it hard to balance work commitments and socialising with her university friends.

Élise 覺得很難同時兼顧工作責任和大學朋友的社交活動。

uncountable noun: 'socialising with + [people]'

The new job involves a lot of socialising at conferences and industry dinners.

這份新工作需要經常在會議和業界餐會上進行社交。

involves + socialising + prepositional phrase

同義詞
反義詞
  • isolation

    the state of being alone, away from other people

  • solitude

    being alone by choice, not necessarily negative

用法筆記

Commonly follows verbs like 'enjoy', 'avoid', 'prefer', 'involve', and prepositions like 'with' to indicate the people involved.

常見錯誤

❌I like socialise with friends.
✅I like socialising with friends.
💡after 'like', 'enjoy', 'avoid', use the gerund (-ing form).

2. the process of teaching a person or an animal to behave in a way that their grou

2.名詞B2
釋義

社會化

教導適應社會規範的過程

the process of teaching a person or an animal to behave in a way that their group or society considers to be normal and acceptable

例句

The early socialising of puppies helps them become calm, confident adult dogs.

小狗的早期社會化有助於牠們成為冷靜而自信的成犬。

noun + of + [animals]: socialising of puppies

Kindergartens play a key role in the socialising of young children.

幼兒園在幼兒的社會化過程中扮演關鍵角色。

同義詞
  • socialisation

    the more formal noun form, preferred in academic and professional writing

  • training

    broader; can refer to any skill, not just social behaviour

  • integration

    focuses on becoming part of a group

用法筆記

This sense is often used with the preposition 'of' to specify who or what is being trained (e.g. 'socialising of children', 'socialising of dogs'). Also common in passive constructions where the subject is the person being trained.

常見錯誤

❌The socialising of the new staff was done by the manager.' (ambiguous - could mean partying)
✅The socialisation of new staff was handled by the manager.
💡use 'socialisation' instead of 'socialising' for the training sense in formal written English to avoid confusion with the social sense.