托福詞彙

as a group or with several parts considered together

集體地；合起來

Typical of informal conversation rather than formal speech or writing.

口語的；日常非正式交談中常用的

control of a territory by an outside power

殖民統治

establish outside political control over a territory

殖民；在……建立殖民統治

territory controlled by a power based elsewhere

殖民地

visible difference between colors placed near each other

色彩對比；色彩之間，尤其是相鄰色彩之間可見的差異

planned combination of colors used in a design

配色方案；設計中有計畫採用的色彩組合

structural member carrying mainly axial compression

柱；承重柱

to bring two or more things together so that they form or work as a whole

結合；合併；使共同發揮作用

begin to control a government or state

上台；掌權

Entertainment designed to make people laugh, or a work created mainly for that purpose.

喜劇；以逗人發笑為主要目的的娛樂形式或作品

honor the memory of a person or past event

紀念

A written response that a user adds to an online post, article, video, or discussion.

留言；使用者針對線上貼文、文章、影片或討論所寫的回應

An advertisement presented in audio or video form, especially on radio, television, or an online service.

商業廣告；以聲音或影像呈現的廣告，尤其是廣播、電視或網路廣告

farming mainly to sell products

商業性農業；以銷售農產品為主要目的的農業

formally request and usually pay for an artwork to be created

委託創作；通常付費請藝術家或設計師製作特定作品

A firm decision or willingness to devote effort to something.

投入；承諾；決心或願意為某事持續付出努力

ancestral organism shared by different descendants

共同祖先

Ideas, interests, or aims that people share despite other disagreements.

共同點；共同立場；即使有其他分歧，仍共有的想法、利益或目標

resource difficult to exclude users from and reduced by use

共用資源；難以排除使用者，且使用會減少他人可用份額的資源

Shared or used by members of a community or group.

共用的；由社區或群體成員共同使用的

To exchange information, ideas, or feelings, or make them known to others.

交流；溝通；向他人傳達資訊、想法或感受

The process of exchanging or transmitting information, ideas, and meaning between people or groups.

溝通；交流；個人或群體之間交換或傳遞資訊、想法與意義的過程

A group of people connected by where they live, shared interests, or a sense of belonging.

社區；社群；因居住地、共同興趣或歸屬感而連結的群體

A place that provides activities, services, and meeting space for people in a local area.

社區活動中心；為當地居民提供活動、服務與聚會空間的場所

travel regularly between home and campus

通勤；定期往返

person who regularly travels between home and work or study

通勤者；定期往返住家與工作或學習地點的人

sufficiently alike in relevant respects to be compared meaningfully

可比較的；在相關方面足夠相似的

The ability to produce a good or service at a lower opportunity cost than another producer.

比較利益；相較於另一個生產者，能以較低機會成本生產商品或服務的能力