participatory

participatory — adjective

1. designed so people do not only watch or listen, but join in, share views, and he

1.形容詞C1
釋義

designed so people do not only watch or listen, but join in, share views, and help shape the result.

例句

The school used a participatory meeting so parents could shape lunch rules.

pattern: participatory + noun

Our town tried participatory budgeting, and local families chose the park project.

collocation: participatory budgeting

同義詞
  • interactive

    often used for classes, displays, or media where people respond during the activity

  • collaborative

    stresses working together, not always giving everyone a voice in decisions

  • inclusive

    focuses on making room for more people, even if decision-making stays limited

反義詞
  • top-down

    describes decisions made mainly by leaders, not by the wider group

  • authoritarian

    suggests strict control with little space for others' views

  • passive

    focuses on watching or receiving rather than joining in

文法句型

participatory process

participatory meeting

participatory budgeting

be participatory

make something participatory

用法筆記

Often appears before nouns such as process, meeting, budgeting, workshop, or art project. After a linking verb, it suggests people help shape what happens instead of simply receiving information.

常見錯誤

❌We need a participating budget for the town.
✅We need a participatory budget for the town.
💡'participatory' describes a system that lets people join; 'participating' describes the people who join.
❌The museum planned a participatory for children.
✅The museum planned a participatory workshop for children.
💡this word is an adjective, so it needs a noun after it.