核心畫面

Picture a general standing over a map: taking in the whole board, thinking several moves ahead, deciding where to place forces so as to win. Three things sit in that picture — the whole view, the planning in advance, the aim of winning — and all three later travelled outside war. That is how one word can describe a military deployment, a company's positioning, and a single spot that simply matters a great deal.

strategic 可以想成「將軍站在地圖前面」的那個視角:看的是整張圖、想的是好幾步之後,決定把兵力擺在哪裡才會贏更多收起strategic 可以想成「將軍站在地圖前面」的那個視角:看的是整張圖、想的是好幾步之後,決定把兵力擺在哪裡才會贏。這個畫面裡有三樣東西——全局、事先安排、為了取勝——後來三樣都被帶到打仗以外的地方。所以同一個字既可以說一場軍事部署,也可以說一個公司的布局,還可以單指「這個位置很關鍵」。

From the word’s history

From Greek strategos 'general, commander of an army' (stratos 'army, that which is spread out' + agein 'to lead'). It entered English in 1810 as 'the art of a general, the science of war' and only broadened to non-military use by 1887 — so the general-over-the-map picture really is where the word starts.

來自希臘文 strategos=「將軍、統帥」(stratos 軍隊、鋪開的一片人 + agein 帶領)。這個字 1810 年進英文時只講「將帥之術、用兵之學」,一直到 1887 年才開始用在打仗以外的地方——所以「將軍看地圖」不只是方便的比喻,它本來就是這個字的家;商業、政治上的用法是後來才長出來的。

Etymonline, https://www.etymonline.com/word/strategy

From the picture

為了取勝而事先安排

把地圖前的思考方式從戰場搬到會議室:一樣是看全局、算好幾步、為了拿到優勢,只是要贏的對象換成市場或對手。

strategic, planned for advantage · adjective · C1

Done as part of a careful plan, especially to gain an advantage in war, business, or politics.

策略性的

位置關鍵

地圖上總有幾個點特別要緊——守住橋、佔住高地。把「這個位置對全局有用」單獨拿出來,就成了純講位置的用法。

strategically located · adjective · C1

In a place or position that is very useful for a particular purpose.

位置關鍵的

Also in this word

military strategic · adjective · C1

Relating to war and how to win it, especially about weapons and important places.

戰略的

原始詞典資料2 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。

strategicadj/stɹəˈti.dʒɪk/

  • 1

    Of or pertaining to strategy.

  • 2

    Of or relating to military operations that are more large-scale or long-range than local or tactical ones.

    • a strategic nuclear weapon
    • a strategic bomber aircraft

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。