redistribution
redistribution — 名詞
1. the process of taking money, land, or other resources that are already held by s
重新分配
將既有資源重新分配給不同對象
the process of taking money, land, or other resources that are already held by some people or groups and giving them to others, usually to make the system more equal.
The government's land redistribution gave small farmers their own fields to grow food on.
政府的土地重新分配讓小農擁有自己的田地來種植作物。
of + noun: redistribution of land / wealth / resources
Kian argued that redistribution of wealth through fairer taxes could reduce poverty in rural areas.
Kian 認為透過更公平的稅制重新分配財富，可以減少鄉村地區的貧窮。
collocation: redistribution of wealth
A local charity organizes the redistribution of unsold fruit and vegetables to homeless shelters.
當地一家慈善機構負責將未售出的蔬果重新分配給收容所。
After the merger, a redistribution of office space gave each team a room with natural light.
合併之後，辦公空間的重新分配讓每個團隊都分到了有自然光的房間。
Henrik studied the redistribution of river water to farms during the dry season in his region.
Henrik 研究乾旱期間河水重新分配給他家鄉農田的方式。
- reallocation
focuses on the act of assigning resources to new purposes or people, while 'redistribution' emphasises moving things from those who have them to those who do not.
- reapportionment
more formal and often used in legal or political contexts such as seats in a legislature; 'redistribution' is broader in scope.
- reassignment
typically used for tasks, roles, or people rather than resources or wealth; narrower than 'redistribution'.
- concentration
describes wealth or resources gathering in fewer hands rather than being spread out.
- accumulation
emphasises building up stock in one place, the opposite of spreading resources across a group.
文法句型
redistribution of [resource]
a + adjective + redistribution of [resource]
用法筆記
Frequently uncountable (e.g., 'redistribution of wealth'), but a + adjective + redistribution of occurs when describing a specific instance: 'a fair redistribution of resources'. Common in economic, political, and social-policy contexts.