tactic
tactic — 名詞
1. a specific method or carefully planned action aimed at reaching a particular goa
策略；手法
為達成特定目標而採取的具體方法
a specific method or carefully planned action aimed at reaching a particular goal, often used in situations that involve competition, negotiation, or persuasion.
Gabriel used a clever tactic in the debate, asking questions his opponent could not answer.
Gabriel 在辯論中使用了巧妙的策略，問了對方無法回答的問題。
collocation: clever tactic
The sales team adopted a new tactic of offering free trials to attract younger customers.
業務團隊採用了提供免費試用的新策略來吸引年輕客戶。
tactic + of + noun/-ing
One common negotiation tactic is to let the other person make the first offer.
常見的談判手法之一是讓對方先出價。
For exams, a good tactic is to review a little each day instead of cramming.
準備考試時，一個好方法是每天複習一點，而不是臨時抱佛腳。
The company's pricing tactic backfired when customers turned to cheaper competitors.
公司的定價策略適得其反，客戶轉而投向價格更低的對手。
- improvisation
doing something without a planned method
文法句型
tactic + for + noun/-ing
tactic + of + noun/-ing
用法筆記
In everyday conversation, people often use 'tactic' and 'strategy' loosely as synonyms. Strictly speaking, a tactic is one specific action, while a strategy is the overall long-term plan that coordinates multiple tactics.
常見錯誤
2. the planned use of soldiers, weapons, and vehicles on the battlefield in order t
戰術
戰場上部署兵力與裝備的方法
the planned use of soldiers, weapons, and vehicles on the battlefield in order to gain an advantage over the enemy.
The general ordered his troops to use a flanking tactic to surround the enemy camp.
將軍命令部隊運用側翼包抄的戰術來包圍敵軍營地。
flanking tactic — military positioning
Modern military tactics rely heavily on drones for surveillance before any ground movement.
現代軍事戰術在進行地面行動前高度依賴無人機進行偵察。
Cyrus studied historical battle tactics at the military academy for two years.
Cyrus 在軍校花了兩年時間研究歷史上的作戰戰術。
Guerrilla tactics, including ambushes, helped the smaller force hold off the larger army.
游擊戰術——如伏擊和打了就跑的攻擊——幫助規模較小的部隊抵擋住了大軍。
The platoon used diversion tactics to draw the enemy away from the village bridge.
該排使用聲東擊西的戰術引開敵人，使其遠離村莊的橋梁。
- battle plan
a specific plan for one battle, less broad than 'tactic'
- maneuver
a specific movement of military units during combat
文法句型
military tactic(s)
guerrilla tactic(s)
用法筆記
When used as an uncountable noun (e.g. 'an expert in military tactic'), it refers to the field or study of battle methods rather than individual actions.
常見錯誤
tactic — 形容詞
1. relating to the logical arrangement, order, or structure of the parts that make
結構的
關於排列或結構的，用於學術領域
relating to the logical arrangement, order, or structure of the parts that make up a system — used especially in technical or academic contexts such as linguistics and biology.
The professor explained the tactic structure of the sentence, showing how each phrase connected.
教授解釋了句子的結構，說明各個片語之間的關係。
linguistics: tactic structure of a sentence
Linguists study tactic patterns of word arrangement to see how different languages form grammatical sentences.
語言學家研究詞語的排列模式，以了解不同語言如何構成合乎文法的句子。
linguistics: tactic patterns of word arrangement
Mei-Lin studied the tactic grouping of notes in a Baroque score to grasp its rhythm.
Mei-Lin 研究了巴洛克樂譜中音符的排列方式，以掌握其節奏。
In logic, a valid argument follows a tactic order where each premise supports the next.
在邏輯學中，一個有效的論證遵循特定的排列順序，使每個前提都能支持後一個。
Tuan learned in syntax class that the tactic order of words makes a sentence grammatical.
在句法課上，Tuan 學到單詞的排列順序決定了句子是否合乎文法。
- structural
more common synonym; 'tactic' is more technical and formal
文法句型
tactic + noun
用法筆記
This sense is rare outside academic writing. Most learners will encounter it in the combining form '-tactic' within words like 'syntactic' (sentence structure) or 'phonotactic' (sound patterns).
2. used in compound words to mean 'relating to a particular kind of arrangement, or
排列的
用於複合詞，表示某種排列或結構
used in compound words to mean 'relating to a particular kind of arrangement, order, or pattern' — for example, 'syntactic' (the arrangement of words in a sentence) or 'phonotactic' (the allowed patterns of sounds in a language).
Syntactic rules determine how words are arranged into grammatical sentences in any language.
句法規則決定了任何語言中單字如何排列成合乎文法的句子。
syntactic = relating to sentence structure
Phonotactic rules explain why 'spl-' can start an English word but 'ptl' cannot.
音位規則說明了為什麼「spl-」可以出現在英語單字的開頭，但「ptl」不行。
phonotactic = relating to sound patterns
Morphotactic rules describe how prefixes, roots, and suffixes can be combined in a language.
詞素結構規則說明了前綴、詞根和後綴在語言中如何組合。
A noun's syntactic role depends on whether it is the subject or the object.
一個名詞在句中的句法角色取決於它是主語還是賓語。
文法句型
[noun] + tactic
用法筆記
This is a combining form (bound morpheme), not a standalone adjective. It attaches to a noun stem to form a compound adjective. Common in linguistics and biology: syntactic, phonotactic, morphotactic.
3. used in compound words to mean 'showing movement toward or away from a particula
趨向的
表某力量引起的定向移動
used in compound words to mean 'showing movement toward or away from a particular force or substance' — for example, 'chemotactic' (movement in response to a chemical) or 'phototactic' (movement in response to light).
Bacteria exhibit chemotactic behaviour by swimming toward nutrients and away from harmful substances.
細菌會表現出化學趨向性，游向營養物質並遠離有害物質。
chemotactic = response to chemicals
The phototactic response of algae makes them gather near the sunny water surface.
藻類的趨光反應使它們聚集在陽光充足的水面附近。
phototactic = response to light
Plant roots display geotactic behaviour by growing downward into the soil in response to gravity.
植物根部表現出向地性，朝著重力方向往下生長。
Some insects show thermotactic movement by seeking warmer spots when the temperature drops at night.
有些昆蟲在夜間氣溫下降時會表現出趨熱行為，尋找較溫暖的地方。
文法句型
[noun] + tactic
用法筆記
Like sense 2, this is a combining form attached to a noun stem. The noun specifies the force or agent (chemical, light, heat, gravity). Found mainly in biology research literature.