revolutionise
revolutionise — 動詞
1. to change something such as a system, industry, or way of doing things in a very
徹底改革
對事物進行徹底改變使其更好
to change something such as a system, industry, or way of doing things in a very important and dramatic way, making it work far better than before
The invention of the smartphone revolutionised the way people communicate with each other.
智慧型手機的發明徹底改變了人們彼此溝通的方式。
revolutionise + the way [people do something]
Ramón's new farming method revolutionised food production across the region.
Ramón 的新耕作法徹底改革了該地區的糧食生產。
The company's software has revolutionised how small businesses manage their accounts.
該公司的軟體徹底改革了小型企業管理帳目的方式。
Online learning has revolutionised education by making courses available to anyone with internet access.
線上學習徹底改革了教育，讓任何能上網的人都能取得課程。
Zayd's research into renewable energy revolutionised the way factories consume power.
Zayd 針對再生能源的研究徹底改變了工廠消耗電力的方式。
Young activists revolutionised political debate in their country during the election year.
年輕的社運人士在選舉年徹底改變了該國的政治辯論風氣。
The leader's speeches revolutionised the way citizens thought about their government.
這位領袖的演說徹底改變了民眾看待政府的方式。
Dahlia's writings revolutionised feminist thinking in the early twentieth century.
Dahlia 的著作在二十世紀初期徹底改變了女性主義思想。
- preserve
to keep something as it is, resisting change
文法句型
revolutionise + noun phrase
用法筆記
This is the British English spelling; the American English equivalent is 'revolutionize'. The word is most often used with fields or domains (technology, education, healthcare, industry) rather than single objects.
常見錯誤
2. to introduce strong revolutionary political ideas to a group of people or a soci
灌輸革命思想
使人們接受革命理念
to introduce strong revolutionary political ideas to a group of people or a society, making them want radical change
The student group hoped to revolutionise the working class through pamphlets and public speeches.
該學生團體希望透過傳單和公開演說向工人階級灌輸革命思想。
revolutionise + social group + through [means]
The underground magazine sought to revolutionise rural farmers with calls for land reform.
該地下雜誌試圖透過土地改革的呼籲向農村農民灌輸革命思想。
revolutionise + [social group] + with [ideological message]
A group of schoolteachers tried to revolutionise their students by discussing class inequality openly.
一群學校教師試圖透過公開討論階級不平等來向學生灌輸革命思想。
The revolutionary songs helped to revolutionise farm workers across the countryside in the 1930s.
那些革命歌曲在 1930 年代幫助向全國鄉村的農場工人灌輸了革命思想。
- politicise
weaker — means to make someone politically aware, not necessarily revolutionary
- radicalise
implies extreme views, often with a negative connotation
文法句型
be revolutionised by + [ideology/leader]
用法筆記
This older, political sense is now less common in everyday English. It is typically found in historical or political writing about social movements. The object is usually a social group or a political system.