routine
routine — 名詞
1. the set of things a person does regularly at the same time or in the same order,
例行公事
日常固定做的事
the set of things a person does regularly at the same time or in the same order, especially as part of day-to-day life
Nia follows the same morning routine — coffee first, then a short jog in the park.
Nia 遵循同樣的早晨例行公事——先喝咖啡，再到公園慢跑。
collocation: morning routine / daily routine
The hospital introduced a new safety routine that all nurses must follow before any operation.
醫院引進了一套新的安全常規，所有護理師在手術前都必須遵守。
collocation: safety routine / introduce a routine
Dario's workout routine includes stretching, running, and weight training at the gym.
Dario 的健身常規包括拉筋、跑步，以及在健身房做重量訓練。
Shirin's skincare routine has three steps: cleanse, tone, and moisturise every night.
Shirin 的護膚常規有三個步驟：每晚清潔、化妝水、保溼。
- spontaneity
doing things without a fixed plan
用法筆記
Commonly paired with morning, daily, exercise, or safety to specify the type of repeated activities. Verbs like follow, establish, develop, and stick to are frequent collocates.
常見錯誤
2. a prepared sequence of physical actions, spoken jokes, or other material that a
表演套路
表演中固定的一系列動作或笑話
a prepared sequence of physical actions, spoken jokes, or other material that a performer uses repeatedly as part of a show or competition
The comedian's opening routine about airport delays had the whole audience laughing.
那位喜劇演員關於機場延誤的開場套路讓全場觀眾哈哈大笑。
collocation: opening routine / comedy routine
Shirin practised her dance routine for months before the regional competition.
Shirin 為了區域比賽，把她的舞蹈套路練習了好幾個月。
collocation: dance routine
Théo added a new trick to his magic routine for the final show.
Théo 在他的魔術表演中為最終場新增了一個新把戲。
The dance crew performed their competition routine flawlessly at the national finals.
舞團在全國決賽中完美呈現了他們的比賽套路。
用法筆記
Often modified by a genre word (comedy, dance, magic, exercise) that tells what kind of performance it is. A routine may be repeated across many shows.
3. a block of code inside software that carries out one particular task whenever th
常式；程序
電腦程式中執行特定操作的指令集
a block of code inside software that carries out one particular task whenever the program runs
Imani wrote a routine that automatically backs up the database every hour.
Imani 寫了一個常式，可以每小時自動備份資料庫。
computing terminology: write a routine / backup routine
A sorting routine organises the list of customer names before the report is printed.
一個排序常式會在報表列印之前將客戶名單從 A 到 Z 排列。
Reema found a bug in the error-handling routine that caused the program to crash.
Reema 在錯誤處理常式中發現了一個錯誤，導致程式在啟動時當機。
Christopher updated the login routine to require a two-step verification code.
Christopher 更新了登入常式，要求輸入兩步驟驗證碼。
- subroutine
a routine called from within another routine; more precise in computing
- function
modern term for a named block of code that returns a value
- procedure
a routine that performs an action without necessarily returning a value
用法筆記
Most common in technical and programming contexts. In everyday conversation, program or function is used instead. The related term subroutine is also common in older programming textbooks.
routine — 形容詞
1. carried out because it is the standard way of operating, not because a special s
例行的
按慣例進行的
carried out because it is the standard way of operating, not because a special situation demands it
The police officer made a routine traffic stop and noticed the broken tail light immediately.
警察進行了一次例行交通攔檢，立刻注意到尾燈壞了。
collocation: routine traffic stop / routine check
All passengers passed through a routine security check before boarding the flight to Osaka.
所有乘客在登機飛往大阪之前都通過了例行安檢。
Asher said the X-ray was just a routine check-up with nothing to worry about.
Asher 說那張 X 光片只是例行檢查，沒什麼好擔心的。
The airline requires pilots to complete a routine pre-flight inspection before every departure.
航空公司要求飛行員在每次起飛前完成例行飛行前檢查。
- special
done for a particular, non-standard reason
文法句型
routine + noun
用法筆記
Applied to actions carried out by policy or custom — they happen regularly but not necessarily every day. Unlike the noun routine, this adjective does not describe a personal habit.
常見錯誤
2. having no special or remarkable qualities; of the ordinary kind that one would n
普通的
不特別也不罕見的
having no special or remarkable qualities; of the ordinary kind that one would normally expect
The hotel room was clean but entirely routine — nothing about it stood out.
飯店房間很乾淨，但十分普通——沒有什麼特別之處。
pattern: entirely routine (intensifier before adjective)
Esme said the maths test was routine and that she had seen similar questions before.
Esme 說數學考試很普通，她以前就看過類似的題目。
For David, changing a flat tyre is a routine job that takes around twenty minutes.
對 David 來說，換輪胎是一件平常的工作，大約二十分鐘就能搞定。
Mizuki described the interview as routine — nothing in the questions caught her off guard.
Mizuki 說那次面試很普通，問題都沒有出乎她的意料。
- ordinary
broad term for what is usual and expected
- commonplace
slightly more formal; suggests the thing is very frequently encountered
- unremarkable
emphasises the lack of anything worth noticing
- remarkable
worth noticing or unusual
- exceptional
much better or more special than usual
用法筆記
Carries a neutral tone — something routine in this sense is unremarkable but not necessarily boring. Distinguish from sense 3 (BORINGLY PREDICTABLE), which adds a negative judgement.
3. so repetitious and lacking in variety that it becomes dull or tiresome
乏味的
一成不變而令人厭煩的
so repetitious and lacking in variety that it becomes dull or tiresome
Antonia quit because the daily tasks grew too routine — the same boring work each morning.
Antonia 辭職了，因為每天的任務變得過於乏味——每天早上都是同樣無聊的工作。
pattern: become + routine (negative connotation)
The film had a routine plot that Soraya had seen in many other action movies.
那部電影的情節很老套，Soraya 在其他許多動作片中就看過了。
Beatriz found the weekly meetings dreadfully routine, with the same reports each month.
Beatriz 覺得每週會議單調得可怕，每個月都是同樣的報告。
Adina felt her life had grown routine — the same commute and meetings day after day.
Adina 覺得自己的生活變得乏味——日復一日同樣的通勤和會議。
- monotonous
emphasises lack of change in tone or pace
- tedious
focuses on the slowness and tiresome length of the activity
- humdrum
suggests a flat, unexciting quality throughout
文法句型
become + routine
too + routine
用法筆記
More negative than sense 2 (NOT UNUSUAL). This sense focuses on boredom caused by repetition. Often follows become or grow: the work grew routine. Intensifiers like too, dreadfully, and painfully are common.