according

according — 動詞

1. to give a person, group, or idea the special status, recognition, or kindly trea

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

給予；授予

正式地賦予某人應得的尊重、地位或待遇

to give a person, group, or idea the special status, recognition, or kindly treatment that you feel they deserve.

例句

The university accorded Professor Okafor an honorary degree for forty years of teaching.

為了表彰 Okafor 教授四十年的教學貢獻，校方授予他榮譽學位。

ditransitive: accord + person + thing (status, honour)

Visiting elders are accorded the seat closest to the fire in many Mongolian homes.

在許多蒙古家庭中，到訪的長輩會被安排在離爐火最近的位置，以示敬重。

passive: be accorded + thing

同義詞
  • grant

    more neutral; standard for permissions, requests, and rights

  • bestow

    even more ceremonial; often for titles or formal gifts

  • give

    the everyday word; 'accord' implies the recipient deserves it

反義詞
  • deny

    to refuse to give the status or treatment someone deserves

  • withhold

    to deliberately keep back recognition that is due

文法句型

accord + indirect object + direct object

accord + direct object + to + person

be accorded + noun

用法筆記

Frequently passive (be accorded + noun) and almost always paired with abstract objects of value: respect, recognition, status, honour, rights, treatment, priority. Avoid using it for everyday giving of physical objects.

常見錯誤

❌The waiter accorded me a glass of water.
✅The waiter brought me a glass of water.
💡accord is for abstract honours or rights, not concrete objects.
❌They accorded with him a warm welcome.
✅They accorded him a warm welcome.
💡no preposition between the verb and the indirect object.