To redistribute something is to give it out again, but not in the same pattern as before. You take what is already held — money, land, seats, food, even cards in a game — and you share it once more so the amounts change.

To redistribute something isredistribute某個東西的意思是 to give it out again再重新把它分出去， but not in the same pattern as before但不是照原來的模式分。 You take what is already held你把已經被人持有的東西拿出來 — money, land, seats, food, even cards in a game —──錢、土地、席次、食物，甚至遊戲裡的牌── and you share it once more so the amounts change再重新分一次，讓每個人拿到的份量改變。

The news meaning is the one students meet most: a government may try to redistribute wealth, through tax and help for poorer people. Some voters want that; some fight it. A teacher can redistribute worksheets; a computer can redistribute work across machines.

The news meaning is the one students meet most學生最常遇到的是新聞裡的意思： a government may try to redistribute wealth政府可能會試著redistribute財富（重新分配）， through tax and help for poorer people透過稅收和對較貧窮的人提供幫助。 Some voters want that有些選民支持這樣做； some fight it有些選民則反對。 A teacher can redistribute worksheets老師可以redistribute（重新分發）學習單； a computer can redistribute work across machines電腦也可以把工作redistribute到不同的機器上。

The word sounds serious and a bit official.

The word sounds serious and a bit official這個字聽起來滿嚴肅，也有點官方的味道。

It is not the first giving-out (that is distribute). The re- is the “again, differently” part. It is also not recycle, which is about using material once more, not about sharing it out in a new way.

It is not the first giving-out它不是指第一次的分發 (that is distribute)（那個是distribute）。 The re- is the “again, differently” part字首re-代表的就是「再一次、用不同方式」的意思。 It is also not recycle它也不是recycle， which is about using material once morerecycle講的是把材料再利用一次， not about sharing it out in a new way而不是用新的方式把東西分出去。