productivity

productivity — 名詞

1. a measure of how much work or output is completed in relation to the time, effor

1.名詞C1
釋義

生產力

衡量產出與投入資源比例的指標

a measure of how much work or output is completed in relation to the time, effort, and resources used to do it

例句

The factory manager was pleased when productivity rose twenty percent after the new machines arrived.

工廠經理對於新機器到來後生產力提升百分之二十感到滿意。

rise in productivity — common pattern with percentage

Japan experienced a steady rise in productivity during the nineteen-eighties as its technology sector grew.

日本在1980年代隨著科技產業的成長，經歷了生產力穩定的提升。

同義詞
  • efficiency

    broader term focusing on minimising wasted time or resources; productivity emphasises output volume over input

  • output

    refers only to the total quantity produced, not the ratio to inputs

  • work rate

    more informal, typically used for individual workers rather than companies or economies

反義詞
  • inefficiency

    focuses on wasted effort or resources rather than low output per input

文法句型

increase / boost / improve + productivity

productivity + of + noun phrase

possessive + productivity

用法筆記

Uncountable noun; does not normally take an article. Frequently appears with verbs such as increase, boost, improve, raise, measure, or track. Can refer to an individual worker, a team, a company, an industry, or a national economy.

常見錯誤

❌The factory increased its productivity from 500 units to 800 units.
✅The factory increased its production from 500 units to 800 units.
💡Productivity measures efficiency (output per unit of input), not total output. Use 'production' for the total quantity of goods made.
❌There are many productivities in different sectors.
✅There are different productivity levels across sectors.
💡Productivity is uncountable and is not used in the plural.