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/ˌʌndərˈɡoʊ/ · /ˌʌndəˈɡəʊ/
To have something happen to you, or to have someone do something to you, especially a big change or something difficult.
經歷
過去式 underwent過去分詞 undergone-ing undergoing三單 undergoes
核心畫面
Picture standing still while something is done to you or happens through you — the operation, the training, the rebuilding of the whole building. The subject of the sentence is not driving the action; they are the one it passes through.
可以想成:站在原地,讓某件事在你身上發生、從你身上走過——手術、訓練、整棟樓的翻修。句子的主詞不是動手的那一方,而是…更多收起
可以想成:站在原地,讓某件事在你身上發生、從你身上走過——手術、訓練、整棟樓的翻修。句子的主詞不是動手的那一方,而是「事情經過的那一方」。這正是它跟 experience 的差別:experience 泛指經歷,undergo 特別指被施加、而且份量不輕的事,語氣正式。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。
undergoverb/ˌʌndɚˈɡoʊ/
- 1
To experience; to pass through a phase.
- The project is undergoing great changes.
- Many of these classic methods are still used, with some modern improvements. For example, with the aid of special microphones and automated sound detection software, ornithologists recently reported […] that pine siskins (Spinus pinus) undergo an irregular, nomadic type of nocturnal migration.
- 2
To suffer or endure; bear with.
- The victim underwent great trauma.
- She had to undergo surgery because of her broken leg.
- 3
obsoleteTo go or move under or beneath.
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。