facilitate

facilitate — verb

1. to help a process, event, or activity happen more smoothly or with less difficul

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to help a process, event, or activity happen more smoothly or with less difficulty

例句

The new software facilitates direct communication between the Taipei and London offices.

facilitate + noun phrase (communication between groups)

Faisal's translation skills facilitated the negotiations between the Japanese and Mexican teams.

facilitate + noun (negotiations between parties)

同義詞
  • enable

    emphasises providing the means for something to happen; more concrete, while 'facilitate' emphasises making a process run more smoothly

  • ease

    less formal, focuses on reducing difficulty or discomfort

  • expedite

    more specific; focuses on speeding up a process rather than reducing general difficulty

  • assist

    broader in application; can take a person or a process as its object

反義詞
  • hinder

    to make a process difficult or slow

  • impede

    to delay or block progress, more formal register

文法句型

facilitate + noun phrase

用法筆記

The object of 'facilitate' is always a process, event, activity, or abstract thing — never a person. You facilitate a meeting or a discussion, but you do NOT 'facilitate someone.'

常見錯誤

❌Can you facilitate me with this problem?
✅Can you help me with this problem?
💡'facilitate' cannot take a person as its direct object; use 'help' or 'assist' for people.