整個人投進去
從「被綁住」轉成「主動投入」：人不只是在場，而是真的把注意力和心力放進那件事裡。
active involvement · noun · B2
The act of taking part in something in a real way so that you understand it.
投入 / 參與
核心畫面
Picture the moment you are no longer free to just walk away: you have said yes, and now you are tied into something — a promise, a date in the diary, a job, or another side you are locked with. Every use of the word is some version of being hooked into something instead of standing apart from it.
可以想成：某一刻起，你不能再說走就走了——你答應了，於是被扣進某件事裡：一個承諾、行事曆上的一格、一份工作，或是跟另…更多收起
可以想成：某一刻起，你不能再說走就走了——你答應了，於是被扣進某件事裡：一個承諾、行事曆上的一格、一份工作，或是跟另一邊卡在一起的狀態。這個字的每個用法，都是「被扣進去」的某一種版本，而不是站在旁邊看。From the picture
兩邊卡在一起
這一支把「扣住」拍成實體畫面：不是一個人被綁住，而是兩邊互相咬住、分不開。
gears engaging (machine) · noun · C1
The way the moving parts of a machine fit and lock together to work.
咬合 / 接合
Also in this word
engagement (to marry) · noun · B2
An agreement between two people that they will get married, or the time before the wedding.
訂婚 / 婚約
scheduled appointment · noun · B2
An arrangement to do something at a fixed time, especially something connected with your work.
約定 / 公務行程
hiring/employment · noun · C1
A formal arrangement to give someone a job or pay them for work.
聘用 / 雇用
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。
engagementnoun/ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ.mənt/
- 1
An appointment, especially to speak or perform.
- The lecturer has three speaking engagements this week.
- prior engagement
- 2
Connection or attachment.
- Check the gears for full engagement before turning the handle.
- 3
The feeling of being compelled, drawn in, connected to what is happening, interested in what will happen next.
- In a recent study with a movie recommendation site […], higher message interactivity in the form of footprints of user actions, responsive suggestions in a search box, and live-chatting with an online agent led to greater perceived contingency and engagement with the site, which ultimately created more positive attitudes toward it and higher intention to recommend the site to others.
- Mr. Yudkowsky said OpenAI might have primed ChatGPT to entertain the delusions of users by optimizing its chatbot for “engagement” — creating conversations that keep a user hooked.
- 4
The period of time when marriage is planned or promised.
- We are enjoying a long engagement, but haven't yet set a date.
- 5
In any situation of conflict, an actual instance of active hostilities.
- The engagement resulted in many casualties.
- 6
fencinggovernmenthobbiesThe point at which the fencers are close enough to join blades, or to make an effective attack during an encounter.
- After engagement it quickly became clear which of the fencers was going to prevail.
- 7
A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression.
- 8
A performance metric representing an instance where a user interacts with some content after an impression.
- A new peer-reviewed study from researchers at New York University and the Université Grenoble Alpes in France will show that misinformation got six times as much engagement on Facebook as real news, The Washington Post reports.
- “Healthy engagement” is how the company describes its aim. “We are building ChatGPT to help users thrive and reach their goals,” Hannah Wong, OpenAI’s spokeswoman, said.
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。