opt
opt — 動詞
1. to decide which action, service, or possibility you want, after considering othe
選擇；決定
在幾個可能中挑一個
to decide which action, service, or possibility you want, after considering other available choices.
After comparing prices, Maya opted for the smaller apartment near school.
比較過價格後，Maya 選擇了學校附近較小的公寓。
opt for + noun after weighing alternatives
The hospital opted to send patients home before the storm arrived.
暴風雨來臨前，醫院決定讓病人先回家。
opt to + verb for a chosen action
Many families opted for train travel instead of driving south.
許多家庭選擇搭火車南下，而不是自己開車。
Because the line was long, Carlos opted to pay by phone.
因為排隊太長，Carlos 決定用手機付款。
In the end, the club opted not to raise ticket prices.
最後，這個俱樂部決定不調漲票價。
- reject
focuses on refusing one option rather than choosing it
文法句型
opt to + verb
opt for + noun
用法筆記
Usually followed by 'for' before a noun phrase, or by a to-infinitive before an action. More formal than the everyday verb 'choose', and it is uncommon with a direct object alone.
常見錯誤
opt — 縮寫
1. a brief written label for words about eye care or light science, such as 'optica
光學；驗光
表示光學或眼鏡業的略寫
a brief written label for words about eye care or light science, such as 'optical', 'optician', or 'optics'.
The old shop sign uses opt to show optical services upstairs.
那塊老招牌用 opt 表示樓上的光學服務。
opt standing for optical on a sign
On the trade list, opt after June's name means optician.
在行業名單上，June 名字後面的 opt 指的是驗光配鏡人員。
opt after a name meaning optician
The college timetable shortens optics to opt in the lab schedule.
在實驗課表上，學院把 optics 縮寫成 opt。
On the hospital floor plan, Opt. marks the optical clinic.
在醫院樓層平面圖上，Opt. 標的是眼科配鏡門診。
文法句型
opt = optical / optician / optics
用法筆記
Usually appears in labels, directories, or internal lists, not in ordinary sentences. Context decides which full word is meant, so nearby business, medical, or school wording matters.
常見錯誤
2. a brief written form for 'option' or 'optional', often used on forms, menus, or
選填；選項
表示選填或選項的略寫
a brief written form for 'option' or 'optional', often used on forms, menus, or notes where space is limited.
On the school trip form, insurance is marked opt, not required.
校外教學表上，保險欄標了 opt，表示這項選填。
opt marking an optional field on a form
On the survey sheet, opt beside question ten means optional.
在問卷上，第十題旁邊的 opt 表示這題可選填。
opt beside a question meaning optional
The visa form puts opt. above the middle-name box.
簽證表格在 middle-name 欄位上方標了 opt.。
Our teacher wrote opt reading at the bottom of the homework page.
老師在作業頁最下面寫了 opt reading，表示那是選讀內容。
文法句型
opt = option / optional
用法筆記
Mostly seen in forms, menus, and quick notes rather than in speech. Check whether the writer is naming a choice ('option') or saying something is not required ('optional').