東西怎麼被擺放（字面的配置）
這一組就是核心畫面的字面版本：實體的東西在空間裡被安排成什麼樣子。
disposition, arrangement · noun · C2
The position or arrangement of something in a particular place.
配置
核心畫面
A useful way to picture it: things have been put in place — laid out in a particular arrangement — and that arrangement is now the state they are in. Whether it is furniture in a room, troops on a field, or the tendencies inside a person, the picture is the same: this is how it has been set up, and so this is how it will behave.
東西被「擺放好了」——一件件放到各自的位置，形成一個固定的佈局，而這個佈局就是它現在的狀態。可以是房間裡家具的擺法、…更多收起
東西被「擺放好了」——一件件放到各自的位置，形成一個固定的佈局，而這個佈局就是它現在的狀態。可以是房間裡家具的擺法、戰場上部隊的配置，也可以是一個人心裡各種傾向的排列方式。一種想法是：既然已經這樣擺了，接下來它就會照這個擺法運作——所以 disposition 一邊指「怎麼被安排的」，一邊指「因此會怎麼表現」。From the word’s history
From Latin dispositiō "arrangement, orderly placing", from dispōnō "to place here and there, arrange" (dis- "apart" + pōnō "to put"). The literal sense is simply "the way things have been put apart into their places".
字源看得很清楚：拉丁文 dispōnō = dis-（分開）+ pōnō（放置），字面就是「一件件分開放好」。所以 disposition 最素樸的意思就是「擺放出來的樣子、安排的結果」。知道這一點，「性情」那個抽象的意思就不再是憑空冒出來的——它講的是一個人內在被擺成什麼樣子。
Wiktionary, "disposition" (< Latin dispositiō < dispōnō, dis- + pōnō); Online Etymology Dictionary agrees
Three branches
一個人內在被擺成的樣子（性情與傾向）
把「被擺放好的佈局」從房間搬進人的內心：一個人之所以老是這樣反應，是因為他內在早就被擺成這個格局。
disposition, temperament · noun · C2
A particular type of character which makes someone likely to behave or react in a certain way.
性情
處理與交付（把東西安排掉）
還是「安排」，但方向從靜態的擺放轉成主動的處置：不是東西現在怎麼排，而是有人把它安排到別處去。
disposition, handling of a matter · noun · C2
The way in which something is dealt with or used.
處置
原始詞典資料10 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。
dispositionnoun/ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
- 1
The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
- The scouts reported on the disposition of the enemy troops.
- The departure was not unduly prolonged.[…]Within the door Mrs. Spoker hastily imparted to Mrs. Love a few final sentiments on the subject of Divine Intention in the disposition of buckets; farewells and last commiserations; a deep, guttural instigation to the horse; and the wheels of the waggonette crunched heavily away into obscurity.
- 2
The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
- You will have full disposition of these funds.
- Seduced at the age of 10 by a famous sodomist named Duplessis, he had since been at the disposition of a number of homosexual persons, including officers, priests, and marquises.
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lawThe way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
- The court ordered the disposition of all assets.
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lawThe way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
- The disposition of the case will be announced tomorrow.
- 5
medicinesciencesThe way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
- The patient was given a disposition for outpatient care, as ward admission was not indicated.
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entertainmentlifestylemusicThe way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
- This small harpsichord has a 1 x 4' disposition.
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The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
- I have little disposition now to do as you say.
- Salt has a disposition to dissolve in water.
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The way in which something or someone is disposed or disposed of (in any sense of those terms); thus:
- She has a sunny disposition.
- He has such a foul disposition.
另外 1 個記錄的用法
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lawProvision; clause.
- The C.C. is the supreme interpreter of the Constitution (Section 1 of the O.L.C.C.) and, as we have already said, it was granted the monopoly of declaring unconstitutional the legal dispositions.
- The dispositions of this Act shall not be applied in case of […]
dispositionverb/ˌdɪs.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/
- 1
To remove or place in a different position.
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。