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To redevelop an area is to make it more modern by putting up new buildings, or by changing and repairing the old ones. Cities redevelop old factory land into flats, shops, or parks. It is about a place — a street, a site, a neighbourhood — not about a person getting better at something. Though actually, “redevelop” in the news often means knocking a lot down and starting over, not just a fresh coat of paint; that smaller job is closer to .
重新開發。台灣講到舊市區改建成新大樓,口語常說「都更」。
組成re- + develop. re- means again. Develop here is to build a place up. Develop itself came from a French word about taking a wrap off something so it can grow — a picture you do not need in order to use redevelop, which is simply “develop this place again.”
同家族的字
- developto build a place up (also “grow,” a different use)
- developmentthe noun for that building-up
- redevelopmentthe noun for doing it to a place again
原始詞典資料3 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。
redevelopverb
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To develop again or differently.
- They dream of redeveloping the entire downtown.
- In addition to employment in the area, once you factor in the patronage of people visiting the various sites, it's not difficult to see why it's being redeveloped. The current station building is tiny in comparison to other stations with a similar patronage.
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computingengineeringmathematicsTo develop again or differently.
- to redevelop an unsuccessful product for relaunch
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artshobbieslifestyleTo develop again or differently.
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。