陳國詩的英文分享平台

關鍵字彙：

abide by/ amenable/ breach/ compliant/ comply with/ conform to/ contravene/ docile/ foul/ infraction/ precept/ quotidian/ rut/ sanction/ stringent/ transgress/ violate/ wont

1. 對規則、法令等的「服從」、「遵守」可用abide by、comply with或conform to：

•Since you have joined the organization, you'd better abide by its regulations.

•People who refuse to comply with the law will be punished.

•Most people willingly conform to the customs of society.

2. 「順從的」、「服從的」可用amenable、compliant或docile：

•The boy was amenable to his mother's suggestion.

•We should not be producing compliant students who do not dare to criticize.

•I don't respect people who are too compliant.

•He was compliant and ready to conform to the pattern set by his parents.

•The once docile population has finally risen up against the ruthless regime.

•Docile as it seems today, that old lion was once a ferocious, snarling beast.

3. 「違規」可用動詞contravene、transgress或violate，也可以用名詞breach或infraction：

•Your behavior contravenes established social customs.

•The young man frequently transgressed the bounds of decency by doing or saying something offensive.

•Do not transgress the law.

•The singer violated the terms of his contract and was sued by the company.

•A country isn't respected if it violates an international agreement.

•Your action is a breach of our agreement.

•His behavior was a gross breach of good manners.

•Because of his many infractions of school regulations, he was suspended by the dean.

4. 形容運動或比賽中「犯規的」動作或行為用foul：

•He struck his opponent a foul blow on the back of the neck.

•Good sportsmanship never admits of foul play.

5. 指規則等「嚴苛的」用stringent：

•Don't you think these regulations are too stringent?

6. 對違規或違法行為的「約束力」叫sanction：

•The best moral sanction is that of conscience; the worst is the fear of punishment.

7. 「每天的」、「例行的」可用quotidian，「例行公事」可說rut。另外，在正式用法中，「習慣」也可以用wont：

•Among the quotidian duties of the secretary are answering letters and sorting papers.

•Day in and day out, the clerk went on in the same old rut.

•He stayed up late, as was his wont.

8. 「道德行為準則」可用precept：

•Love of all people is a main precept of our religion.

•Example is often better than precept. （身教勝於言教）