核心畫面
Think of taking something that came from outside and formally making it your own — a child who was not born into your family, a method that was somebody else's idea. Adoption is the act of taking it in and owning it from then on.
可以想成「把原本不屬於你的東西接過來，從此當成自己的」這個動作。一個孩子本來不是你家的人，走完法律程序之後成了你的兒…更多收起
可以想成「把原本不屬於你的東西接過來，從此當成自己的」這個動作。一個孩子本來不是你家的人，走完法律程序之後成了你的兒女；一套做法本來是別人的、外面的，大家點頭之後就成了你們照著走的規矩。adoption 指的就是這個「接過來、認下來」的過程本身，而且通常帶著一道正式的手續。原始詞典資料8 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。
adoptionnoun/əˈdɑp.ʃən/
- 1
The act of adopting.
- The project also included seeking the adoption of homosexuals as prisoners of conscience by Amnesty International, which would mean simply adding 'sexual orientation' to Article 1A of the Amnesty International mandate.
- 2
The state of being adopted; the acceptance of a child of other parents as if they were one's own child.
- A Chinese baby girl was given away for adoption.
- Another Chinese boy was put up for adoption.
- 3
An admission to an institution, for example a hospital, clinic, mental asylum.
- the adoption of people into hospitals or monasteries
- 4
The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance.
- the adoption of opinions
- the adoption of words from another language
- 5
The choosing and making that to be one's own which originally was not so; acceptance.
- Our company is considering the adoption of a four-day week.
- 6
computingengineeringmathematicsThe transfer from an old system to another (usually better) system.
- 7
lifestylereligiontheologyAn act of divine grace by which the redeemed in Christ are admitted to the privileges of the sons of God.
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slangboard-gameschessgamesTen consecutive wins against an opponent.
- Infuriated by his adoption yesterday, the chess master has resolved to study twice as long and twice as hard.
- Can Rensch break the string of adoptions and finally find vindication by thwarting Nepomniachtchi with the pressure on?
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。