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A workaround is a different way of getting something done when the proper way is not working. You have not fixed the real problem — you have gone around it. That is the whole idea in the word: the trouble is still there, and you have found a path past it.
A workaround is a different way of getting something done workaround是完成一件事的另一種方法 when the proper way is not working是在正規方法行不通的時候用的 You have not fixed the real problem你並沒有解決真正的問題 you have gone around it你只是繞過了它 That is the whole idea in the word這就是這個字的核心概念 the trouble is still there麻煩還在 and you have found a path past it而你只是找到了一條繞過它的路
It is one word, a noun, and you usually find a workaround, use a workaround, or have one for a particular problem. It started in computing and is still most at home there: if a program crashes when you print directly, the workaround is to save as PDF and print that. Software companies openly publish workarounds while they prepare a real fix.
It is one word, a noun它是一個字一個名詞 and you usually find a workaround, use a workaround, or have one for a particular problem通常會說find a workaround、use a workaround或是針對某個問題have a workaround It started in computing這個字源自電腦領域 and is still most at home there現在也還是最常用在那裡 if a program crashes when you print directly如果一個程式直接列印就會當機 the workaround is to save as PDF and print that workaround就是先存成PDF再列印那個檔案 Software companies openly publish workarounds軟體公司會公開發布workaround while they prepare a real fix同時準備真正的修正
But it has spread far beyond computers — people talk about a workaround for a rule, for a broken lift, for a supplier who cannot deliver. The word usually carries a small note of "this is not ideal," and often "this is temporary," though plenty of workarounds quietly become permanent. It is neutral to slightly positive: it praises cleverness while admitting something is still broken.
But it has spread far beyond computers但這個字已經遠遠超出電腦領域了 people talk about a workaround for a rule人們會講針對某個規定的workaround for a broken lift針對壞掉電梯的workaround for a supplier who cannot deliver或是針對無法交貨的供應商的workaround The word usually carries a small note of "this is not ideal,"這個字通常帶著一點「這不是理想做法」的意味 and often "this is temporary,"也常常帶著「這是暫時的」的意味 though plenty of workarounds quietly become permanent儘管不少workaround後來悄悄變成永久做法 It is neutral to slightly positive這個字語感中性偏正面 it praises cleverness while admitting something is still broken它稱讚了聰明機智同時也承認有些東西還是壞的
Note the space matters — as two words, work around is a verb: we'll work around the problem.
Note the space matters要注意空格很重要 as two words, work around is a verb分開寫成兩個字時work around是動詞 we'll work around the problem像we'll work around the problem(我們會想辦法繞過這個問題)
組成work + around — literally "a working around" something. It comes from the verb phrase work around (to get past a difficulty), which was pushed together into a single noun.
同家族的字
- workthe same word work, used here as "function, operate"
- aroundthe same around, carrying the sense of going past rather than through
- turnaroundanother noun made the same way, from turn + around
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。
workaroundnoun/ˈwɜːk.əɹaʊnd/
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A means or method of circumventing an obstacle, particularly one arising from constraints, laws or regulatory requirements.
- More significantly, rigid deference to [Justin] Bieber’s still-young core fan base keeps things resolutely PG, with any acknowledgement of sex either couched in vague “touch your body” workarounds or downgraded to desirous hand-holding and eye-gazing.
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computingengineeringmathematicsA procedure or a temporary fix that bypasses a problem and allows a user to continue working until a better solution can be provided.
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An impromptu and temporary response to an unforeseen problem or risk.
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。