accommodation
accommodation — 名詞
1. rooms, flats, houses, hotels or other buildings where someone can sleep, live, o
住宿；住所
可供居住或過夜的房間或建築
rooms, flats, houses, hotels or other buildings where someone can sleep, live, or spend the night.
The university provides cheap accommodation for first-year students near the main campus.
這所大學在主校區附近為大一新生提供便宜的住宿。
accommodation for [people] + in/near [location]
Hotel accommodation in Tokyo gets very expensive during the cherry blossom season.
東京的旅館住宿在櫻花季時會變得非常昂貴。
compound noun: hotel accommodation
Mei is looking for cheap accommodation close to her new office in Taipei.
Mei 正在台北她的新辦公室附近找便宜的住所。
There is a serious shortage of affordable accommodation in many big cities.
許多大都市嚴重缺乏負擔得起的住宿。
The trip costs 800 dollars, including flights, accommodation, and breakfast every morning.
這趟旅行要價八百美元，包含機票、住宿和每天的早餐。
文法句型
accommodation for [people]
accommodation in [place]
用法筆記
Uncountable in British English (do not say 'an accommodation' or 'accommodations' for places to live). American English often uses the plural 'accommodations' for hotel rooms or travel lodging.
常見錯誤
2. the seats, beds, or cabins offered to passengers on a long train, ship, or plane
艙位；鋪位
火車、船、飛機上的座位或臥鋪
the seats, beds, or cabins offered to passengers on a long train, ship, or plane journey.
The night train to Bangkok offers sleeping accommodation in private four-bed cabins.
開往曼谷的夜車提供四人一間的私人臥鋪艙位。
compound: sleeping accommodation on a train
First-class accommodation on the cruise ship includes a balcony and a small sitting area.
郵輪上的頭等艙位附有陽台和一個小小的起居區。
first-class / second-class accommodation on [ship]
Gita booked second-class accommodation on the overnight ferry from Athens to Crete.
Gita 在從雅典到克里特島的夜間渡輪上訂了二等艙位。
Passengers in economy accommodation may store one small bag under the seat in front.
經濟艙艙位的乘客可以把一個小包包放在前方座椅下。
文法句型
accommodation on [vehicle]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: this sense always refers to space on a moving vehicle (train, ship, plane), not to buildings on land. Often appears with a class label (first-class, sleeping, economy).
3. a deal that two sides with different views work out so that each one gets part o
和解；妥協
雙方各退一步達成的協議
a deal that two sides with different views work out so that each one gets part of what they want, or the act of working out such a deal.
After three days of talks, the union and management finally reached an accommodation over weekend pay.
經過三天的談判，工會和資方終於就週末加班費達成和解。
reach an accommodation over [issue]
Diplomats from both countries are searching for a peaceful accommodation on the border dispute.
兩國的外交官正試圖就邊境爭議找出和平的妥協協議。
accommodation on [issue]
The two political parties came to an accommodation that allowed the budget to pass.
兩個政黨達成妥協，讓預算案得以通過。
Any lasting accommodation between the rival groups will need careful negotiation and mutual trust.
敵對團體之間任何長久的和解，都需要審慎協商與彼此信任。
- compromise
more common in everyday speech; same idea of mutual concession
- settlement
stronger; suggests the dispute is fully closed
- agreement
broader; not necessarily after a disagreement
文法句型
accommodation between [parties]
reach an accommodation with [someone]
用法筆記
Frequently used with 'reach', 'come to', or 'work out'. Distinguish from sense 4: this sense is a negotiated deal between disagreeing parties; sense 4 is a one-sided adjustment for someone with special needs.
常見錯誤
4. a change to the way something is normally done, made to help someone whose situa
通融；調整
為特殊需求者所做的調整
a change to the way something is normally done, made to help someone whose situation is different from most other people's.
The school made several accommodations for Lior, including extra time on tests and a quiet exam room.
學校為 Lior 做了幾項特殊安排，包括延長考試時間和提供安靜的應試教室。
make accommodations for [person]
Reasonable accommodations for disabled employees may include ramps, screen readers, or flexible hours.
為身障員工提供的合理特殊安排，可能包括坡道、螢幕報讀軟體或彈性工時。
fixed phrase: reasonable accommodations
The festival organisers offered prayer-time accommodations for Muslim staff during Ramadan.
節慶主辦單位在齋戒月期間，為穆斯林員工安排了禱告時間的通融。
Mr. Patel asked the airline for a dietary accommodation because of his severe nut allergy.
Patel 先生因為嚴重的堅果過敏，向航空公司要求飲食上的特殊安排。
- adjustment
common in British workplace law: 'reasonable adjustments'
- concession
implies giving up something; less neutral than 'accommodation'
- allowance
informal; a relaxation of the usual rules
文法句型
accommodations for [person/group]
make accommodations
用法筆記
Almost always plural in this sense, especially in legal and HR contexts ('reasonable accommodations'). Subject is usually an institution (school, employer, airline) and the beneficiary is one person or a small group.
常見錯誤
5. the way the lens inside the eye changes thickness so that things at different di
眼睛調節
眼睛水晶體變厚薄以對焦
the way the lens inside the eye changes thickness so that things at different distances look sharp.
As people grow older, the eye loses its power of accommodation and reading print becomes harder.
隨著年紀增長，眼睛的調節能力會下降，閱讀印刷字也變得更吃力。
power of accommodation
Dr. Wen explained that accommodation lets the eye switch quickly from a near book to a distant window.
田中醫師解釋，調節作用讓眼睛能快速從近處的書本切換到遠處的窗外。
Children have a strong range of accommodation, which is why they can read text held very close.
孩童的眼睛調節範圍很大，所以才能閱讀拿得很近的文字。
Some eye diseases reduce accommodation and force patients to wear reading glasses much earlier.
某些眼疾會降低眼睛的調節能力，迫使病人提早戴上老花眼鏡。
- focusing
everyday word for the same process
- adaptation
broader; covers all eye changes, not just lens shape
用法筆記
Technical biology term. Subject of the verb 'lose' or 'reduce' in this sense is almost always 'the eye' or 'a patient'. Often appears in fixed phrases: 'power of accommodation', 'range of accommodation', 'loss of accommodation'.
6. in linguistics, when a speaker shifts their accent, vocabulary, or rhythm to sou
言語趨同
說話者向對方口音或風格靠攏
in linguistics, when a speaker shifts their accent, vocabulary, or rhythm to sound more like whoever they are chatting with.
Sociolinguists call this kind of accommodation 'convergence' — speakers move closer to each other's accent.
社會語言學家把這種言語趨同現象稱為「聚合」，雙方的口音會互相靠近。
linguistic term: accommodation = convergence/divergence
Mei noticed her accent shifting through accommodation whenever she chatted with her Glasgow cousins.
Mei 發現她和格拉斯哥的表親聊天時，自己的口音會出現言語趨同的轉變。
Speech accommodation often happens without the speaker noticing it, especially in friendly conversations.
言語趨同經常在說話者沒察覺的情況下發生，特別是在友好的對話中。
The professor argued that accommodation in the classroom helps teachers connect with students from different regions.
教授主張，課堂上的言語趨同有助於老師和來自不同地區的學生建立連結。
- convergence
more specific; moving toward another speaker's style
- style-shifting
everyday term for the same idea
- divergence
moving away from another speaker's style on purpose
用法筆記
Specialist sociolinguistics term, often paired with 'convergence' (moving toward) or 'divergence' (moving away). Distinguish from sense 7: this sense is the social behaviour of style-shifting, while sense 7 is a phonetic process inside individual words.
7. in phonetics, a small change to a speech sound caused by whichever sound sits ri
語音同化
相鄰語音影響使一音改變
in phonetics, a small change to a speech sound caused by whichever sound sits right beside it inside a word.
Through accommodation, the 'n' in 'input' often shifts to an 'm' sound before the 'p'.
因為語音同化，「input」中的 n 在 p 之前常常會發成 m 音。
accommodation between adjacent consonants
Phoneticians study accommodation to explain why fast speech sounds different from careful speech.
語音學家研究語音同化，以解釋為何快速說話和謹慎說話聽起來不同。
Vowel accommodation makes the 'i' in 'sing' nasal because of the following 'ng' sound.
母音的語音同化讓「sing」中的 i 因為後面的 ng 而帶上鼻音。
Many sound changes in the history of English began as everyday accommodation between neighbouring sounds.
英語史上許多語音變化，最初都是相鄰語音之間日常的語音同化。
- assimilation
the standard phonetics term; nearly the same idea
- coarticulation
broader; any overlap of two sounds in production
用法筆記
Highly specialist phonetics term. Distinguish from sense 6: sense 6 is about the speaker matching another person's style, while sense 7 happens inside a single word as one sound pulls a neighbouring sound closer to itself.