agreement
agreement — 名詞
1. a state where two or more people share the same view, or one person says yes to
同意；共識
意見一致或表示贊同、許可
a state where two or more people share the same view, or one person says yes to a plan, idea, or request — for example, nodding when a friend suggests a film, or a parent giving permission for a school trip.
The teachers were in full agreement about banning phones during class.
對於上課時禁用手機這件事，老師們完全同意。
in (full) agreement about something
Citlali nodded in agreement when her brother said the soup needed more salt.
當哥哥說湯需要再加點鹽時，Citlali 點頭表示同意。
nod in agreement
There is wide agreement that Taipei needs more public parks for children.
大家普遍有共識，認為臺北需要更多兒童公園。
The new road cannot be built without the agreement of every farmer along the route.
若沒有沿線每位農民的同意，這條新路就無法興建。
By the end of the meeting, the committee had reached full agreement on the budget.
會議結束前，委員會對預算達成了完全的共識。
- disagreement
the direct opposite — people hold different views
- dispute
stronger; suggests an active argument, not just different views
文法句型
in agreement with somebody
agreement that + clause
reach agreement on something
用法筆記
Usually uncountable in this sense. Distinguish from sense 2: here 'agreement' names the shared opinion or the act of saying yes, not a written deal. Common with 'in', 'reach', 'come to', 'nod in', and 'with'.
常見錯誤
2. a plan or set of rules that two or more sides decide on together, often written
協議；合約
雙方或多方訂下的安排，常為書面
a plan or set of rules that two or more sides decide on together, often written down and signed — for example, a rental contract, a peace deal between countries, or a quiet promise between two friends to share costs.
Esme signed a two-year rental agreement on a small flat near the station.
Esme 簽下了車站附近一間小公寓的兩年租約。
sign a (rental) agreement
The two governments reached an agreement to stop fishing in the disputed area.
兩國政府達成協議，停止在爭議海域捕魚。
reach an agreement to + verb
Under the agreement, every worker gets a free meal during the night shift.
依照協議，每位員工夜班時都有一份免費餐點。
Bram broke the agreement she had made with her sister about sharing the car.
Bram 違反了她和姊姊之間共用車子的協議。
The peace agreement between the two sides was signed in Geneva last March.
雙方的和平協議去年三月在日內瓦簽署。
文法句型
an agreement between A and B
an agreement with somebody
sign / break an agreement
under the (terms of the) agreement
用法筆記
Always countable, so use 'an agreement', 'the agreement' or a plural. Distinguish from sense 1: this sense names the deal itself (a thing you can sign, break, or read), not the feeling of sharing an opinion. Common with 'sign', 'reach', 'break', 'under', and 'between'.
常見錯誤
3. in grammar, the rule that linked words must match in features such as number (si
一致；呼應
文法上詞形在數、性、人稱的配合
in grammar, the rule that linked words must match in features such as number (singular or plural), grammatical gender, or person — for example, a singular subject taking a singular verb, or a French adjective changing its ending to fit a feminine noun.
In English, subject-verb agreement means we say 'she sings', not 'she sing'.
在英文裡，主詞動詞一致表示我們說 she sings，而不是 she sing。
subject-verb agreement
Ms. Park spent the lesson explaining agreement between nouns and adjectives in Spanish.
Park 老師整堂課都在解釋西班牙文中名詞與形容詞的一致規則。
agreement between X and Y
The verb is not in agreement with its subject, so the sentence sounds wrong.
這個動詞和主詞不一致，所以句子聽起來怪怪的。
French children learn early that adjectives must show agreement with the nouns they describe.
法國小朋友很早就學到，形容詞必須和所修飾的名詞保持一致。
- concord
another grammar term with the same meaning; common in older textbooks
- correspondence
more general; not always used as a grammar term
文法句型
agreement between subject and verb
in agreement with
用法筆記
Used only when talking about grammar; uncountable. Distinguish from senses 1 and 2: this sense never refers to opinions or deals, only to how word forms match each other. Often appears in compounds like 'subject-verb agreement' or 'gender agreement'.