coping
coping — 形容詞
- copingpositive
- more copingcomparative
- most copingsuperlative
1. classifies a method, thought, or behaviour by its function of helping someone co
因應的
修飾方法、行為，表示其因應功能的
classifies a method, thought, or behaviour by its function of helping someone cope with difficulty — a coping technique is one whose primary purpose is to handle stressful situations or emotions
Salma's doctor had taught her a deep-breathing coping technique to use whenever her heart raced before a presentation.
Salma 的醫生教她一種深呼吸因應技巧，讓她在報告前心跳加速時使用。
coping technique — attributive adjective + noun
When Dewi felt anxious before her exam, she used a coping response that her therapist had taught her.
Dewi 在考試前感到焦慮時，使用了治療師教她的因應反應。
coping response — attributive adjective describing type of reaction
Nicholas recognised that isolating himself was a harmful coping behaviour, so he began calling friends instead.
Nicholas 意識到把自己孤立起來是一種有害的因應行為，因此他開始打電話給朋友。
After her mother's diagnosis, Hana started using a journal as a coping tool to write down her worries each evening.
母親確診後，Hana 開始把寫日記當作因應工具，每晚寫下自己的憂慮。
Sora found that a simple coping thought — 'I've handled this before' — helped him stay calm during the interview.
Sora 發現一個簡單的因應想法——「我以前處理過這種情況」——幫助他在面試時保持冷靜。
- adaptive
more formal; focuses on the effectiveness of the behaviour
- supportive
broader; can describe people, not just methods
- maladaptive
describes methods that make the problem worse rather than better
文法句型
coping + noun
用法筆記
This adjective appears almost exclusively before a noun (attributive position). You will not hear 'this technique is coping' — use 'this is a coping technique' instead. Common in psychology, counselling, and self-help contexts.
常見錯誤
coping — 名詞
- copingsingular
- copingsplural
1. the process of dealing well with a problem, difficult situation, or strong emoti
應對；因應
處理困境的能力或過程
the process of dealing well with a problem, difficult situation, or strong emotion instead of being overwhelmed by it
Elena learned several coping strategies from the counsellor after losing her job.
Elena 在失業後從諮商師那裡學到了幾種因應策略。
coping strategies — common noun phrase
The support group focuses on coping skills for people living with chronic pain.
這個支援小組專注於為慢性疼痛患者提供因應技巧。
After Theo's father passed away, he found that talking to friends was his most effective coping method.
Theo 的父親過世後，他發現與朋友交談是他最有效的因應方法。
Felix found that regular exercise improved his ability to handle stress as a coping tool.
Felix 發現規律運動作為一種因應工具，提升了他處理壓力的能力。
After the earthquake, the school taught the children healthy coping methods instead of silence.
地震過後，學校教導孩子們健康的因應方法，而不是保持沉默。
- avoidance
the opposite — refusing to acknowledge or deal with a problem
文法句型
coping + noun (coping strategy)
用法筆記
Very often paired with a following noun — strategy, mechanism, skill, method, tool — to specify the type of help. The noun itself is uncountable: 'some coping' is unnatural; use 'coping strategies' or 'coping skills' instead.
常見錯誤
2. a row of bricks, stone, or similar material laid along the highest edge of a wal
牆頂蓋
牆頂端的保護層
a row of bricks, stone, or similar material laid along the highest edge of a wall, with a sloped or curved shape that makes water flow away instead of soaking into the masonry
After the storm, several coping stones had fallen from the garden wall.
暴風雨過後，花園圍牆上有幾塊牆頂石掉了下來。
coping stone — compound noun for individual block
The workers fitted a new coping along the top of the brick boundary wall.
工人沿著磚造邊界圍牆的頂部安裝了新的牆頂蓋。
Rain dripped from the slanted coping onto the flower bed below.
雨水從傾斜的牆頂蓋滴落到下方的花圃上。
The 18th-century manor house near Bath still has its original limestone coping, which Ravindra checked for cracks every spring.
巴斯附近那座十八世紀莊園宅邸仍保留著原有的石灰岩牆頂蓋，Ravindra 每年春天都會檢查是否有裂縫。
The castle's coping was made of heavy granite blocks to match the ancient walls.
城堡的牆頂蓋由厚重的花崗岩塊製成，以配合古老的城牆。
文法句型
coping + noun (coping stone)
用法筆記
A technical term in architecture and construction. When referring to individual pieces, use 'coping stone' or 'coping brick'; as a material the noun is uncountable ('stone coping').