socialize 社交；與人來往｜字脈

核心畫面

A helpful way to picture it: to make something part of the group — either by joining in with people yourself, or by shaping someone until they fit the group's ways.

把一個人「放進人群裡」。這個字裡面藏著 social（人與人組成的那一圈），後面加上 -ize（讓某件事發生、把某物…更多收起

把一個人「放進人群裡」。這個字裡面藏著 social（人與人組成的那一圈），後面加上 -ize（讓某件事發生、把某物變成那樣）。所以整個動作的畫面是——原本各自獨立的人，被帶進那一圈裡面：可能是你自己走進去，跟大家吃飯聊天；也可能是別人一點一點把你磨成那圈子接受的樣子。

From the picture

自己走進人群：與人來往

這一支是「自己」進入那一圈的方向。

socialize, mix with people · verb · B2

To spend time with other people in a friendly way — talking, eating together, or doing something for fun, rather than for work or study.

社交；與人來往

Also in this word

teach social norms · verb · C1

To teach or train someone, especially a child, to behave in the way that people around them expect. This is not about parties: it means being slowly shaped by your family, school, or society. It is usually passive: to be socialized into something.

社會化；被教養成

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。

socializeverb/ˈsoʊʃəlaɪz/

1
To interact with others, especially personally, informally and off the clock rather than formally and officially.
- hoping to socialize a bit at the company holiday party
- When socializing it's important that you never talk business unless they bring it up. If you do, you'll find out quickly that you're no longer invited to any of the really good reindeer games. Rather, be a good listener.
2
To instruct (somebody), usually subconsciously and mostly by example, in the etiquette of a society.
- depending on how children are socialized regarding racial and ethnic biases
- That is, by way of this initial imprinting the young animal becomes a socialized member of its species. Animals misimprinted to other species show a variety of abnormal social behaviors as adults.
3
To take something into collective or governmental ownership.
- Near-synonym: nationalize
- fears about potential attempts to socialize medicine

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。