核心畫面

Picture turning a screw a quarter-turn, or nudging a picture frame until it sits level. Nothing is replaced and nothing is rebuilt — one small move brings the thing into line. Adjustment is that move, and the same word covers the inner version of it.

可以想成:把一顆螺絲轉個四分之一圈,或是把畫框推一下讓它擺正。沒有換掉什麼,也沒有重做,只是一個小動作讓東西對齊了。更多收起可以想成:把一顆螺絲轉個四分之一圈,或是把畫框推一下讓它擺正。沒有換掉什麼,也沒有重做,只是一個小動作讓東西對齊了。adjustment 就是這個動作;同一個字也用在人心裡的那一種調整上。

From the picture

人適應新處境的過程

把那個小動作搬到人身上:轉的不是螺絲,是自己的想法、作息和期待,一點一點調到跟新環境對得上。因為是持續的過程,這個意思多半不可數。

adapting to change · noun · B2

The process of changing the way you think, feel, or act so that you can get used to a new situation.

適應

Also in this word

small correction · noun · B2

A small change that you make to something, such as a machine, a plan, or a set of numbers, to correct it or make it better.

調整

原始詞典資料5 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

adjustmentnoun/əˈd͡ʒʌst.mənt/

  • 1

    The action of adjusting something.

  • 2

    The result of adjusting something; a small change; a minor correction; a modification or alteration.

  • 3

    The settling or balancing of a financial account.

    • The credit card company made an adjustment to my account to waive the late fee.
  • 4

    The behavioral process of balancing conflicting needs, or needs against obstacles in the environment.

    • When Jim graduated, he found adjustment to the working world difficult.
  • 5

    The assessment, by an insurance company, of a claim; the settlement of such a claim.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。