托福詞彙

A belief about what is likely to happen.

預期；對可能發生之事的看法

using experiments to test ideas or investigate questions

實驗的；透過實驗檢驗或研究的

to make something clear by describing it or giving reasons for it

解釋；說明

An account that makes a cause, process, or meaning clear.

解釋；說明；使原因、過程或含意清楚的敘述

helping to explain how or why something happens

解釋性的；有助於說明原因或過程的

stated directly and clearly rather than left to be inferred

明確說出的；明示的

to investigate an idea, issue, or possibility in order to learn more about it

探討；探索

to communicate an idea, feeling, or meaning through words or another form

表達；陳述

to make something last longer or reach a greater distance, range, or scope

延長；擴展；使延伸

covering a large area or involving a wide range or large amount of something

廣泛的；大範圍的；大量的

the degree or amount to which something happens, exists, or is true

程度；範圍

coming from or existing outside a particular group, system, or thing

外部的；來自或位於所述範圍之外的

to make an activity or process easier to carry out

促進；使更容易進行

one of the things that influences or helps explain a result or situation

因素

The lack of an intended result, without automatically blaming a person.

失敗；未能達成預期結果

to decrease to a lower level, amount, or rate

下降；減少

An error in reasoning that weakens an argument, even when the argument may initially seem persuasive.

推理謬誤；即使論證起初看似有說服力，仍會削弱論證的推理錯誤

helpful or advantageous to a desired result

有利的；有助於預期結果的

possible to carry out successfully with the time, resources, and conditions available

可行的；能實行的

a noticeable or important part or quality of something

特點；特徵

a smaller number of individually countable people or things than the number stated

少於（用於可數對象）

to understand something or solve a problem by thinking about it

想通；弄清楚；解決

to write or enter the information needed in blank spaces on a document or screen

填寫；填入（空白處）

to complete a form by entering the information it asks for

填寫（表格）

to learn information that was not previously known

查明；得知；弄清楚

used to introduce the first point to consider or the first action in a sequence

首先；用來引出第一個重點或第一步行動

to change up and down in amount or level rather than move steadily in one direction

波動；上下變動

a change upward or downward within a pattern that varies over time rather than remaining steady

波動；起伏

to come or happen after something else in time or order

接在……之後；隨後發生