把力氣灌進去
同一個動作，兩種受詞：一邊是人，灌進去的是精神；一邊是機器，灌進去的是電。
verb · B2
To make someone feel full of energy and more determined, so that they want to get up and do something.
使振奮／提振精神
核心畫面
One way to hold energize is as pouring power into something that is sitting still. The thing was already complete before — the team was there, the motor was on the bench — it just was not going. Energy goes in from outside, and the thing starts to move. That is why the giver is always the subject and the still thing is always the object.
energize 可以想成把力氣灌進一個不動的東西裡。灌進去之前，那個東西本來就在。隊伍站在那裡，馬達放在桌上。只是…更多收起
energize 可以想成把力氣灌進一個不動的東西裡。灌進去之前，那個東西本來就在。隊伍站在那裡，馬達放在桌上。只是沒有動起來。力氣從外面進來，它才開始運轉。所以句子的安排永遠一樣：給力氣的當主詞，被灌的當受詞。差別只在灌進去的是什麼。灌進人身上的是精神和幹勁。灌進機器裡的是電。From the word’s history
Behind energize is energy, which goes back to Greek energos, built from en (in) and ergon (work) — literally being in work. The ending -ize means to make something become. So the word can be held as putting something into a working state.
energize 裡面是 energy。energy 往前推是希臘文 ἐνεργός，由 ἐν（在裡面）加上 ἔργον（工作）組成，字面意思是「處於工作之中」。字尾的 -ize 表示「使變成」。把兩邊合起來，energize 可以想成「讓某個東西進入工作狀態」——人被打起精神、機器被通上電，說的都是同一個動作。
Wiktionary etymology tree for energize (kaikki extract, source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:1275948204): Ancient Greek ἐν (en) + ἔργον (érgon) > ἐνεργός (energós)
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