spare capacity 閒置產能
sharing economy 共享經濟
crowdsourcing 群眾外包
english vocabulary
留言
分類：英文學習
了解字根“ambi-”的意思
ambi-有both的意思，指“兩者”。
a prefix occurring in loanwords from Latin, meaning “both” ( ambiguous) and “around” ( ambient); used in the formation of compound words:ambitendency.
ex1. ambivert 同時外向又內向的人
ex2. ambidextrous 左右手同樣靈活的人
chimp/chimpanzee 黑猩猩
chimp/chimpanzee 黑猩猩
noun
a large, somewhat arboreal anthropoid ape, Pan troglodytes, of equatorial Africa, having a brown-to-black coat, a relatively hairless face with a rounded muzzle, prominent ears, and hands adapted for knuckle-walking, noted for its intelligence and humanlike behavior: now greatly reduced in number and threatened with extinction in the wild.
圖片來源：pixabay
labor 勞動 laborer勞工
labor 勞動
noun
productive activity, especially for the sake of economic gain.
laborer 勞工
noun
a person engaged in work that requires bodily strength rather than skill or training:
a laborer in the field.
bowling alley 保齡球館
bowling alley 保齡球館
noun
a long, narrow wooden lane or alley, for the game of tenpins.
bowling ball 保齡球
noun
a round, heavy ball for bowling, usually made of hard rubber or plastic, with holes drilled into it for the bowler’s thumb and two fingers.
duty vs. responsibility
duty是指義務，例如繳稅，而responsibility則是責任。有義務通常代表有責任，但有責任不一定代表有義務。
right vs. authority
兩者同樣指可行使的權力，或享受的利益。但authority，則比較屬於官方授權，而right則指人人可享有的權力，例如人權。
reply vs. response
這兩個字同樣指回覆，但reply是指動作本身，而response則是確切的內容答覆。若要翻譯成中文，則前者可以翻成「回應」，後者可以翻成「回答」。
例句：
I can give you a reply, but I can’t give you a response.
意思是，我可以給你回應，但我無法給你確切的回答。