consumption學測 L5KK [kəˈnsʌmpʃən] ｜ /kəˈnsʌmpʃən/
攝取；食用·消耗（量）；消費·（舊稱）肺結核
學測常考名詞，常出現在環保與健康文章
Turning off unused lights can lower energy consumption.
關掉沒在用的燈可以降低能源消耗量。
一個畫面：將食物或資源吃光用盡
食物攝取把食物與飲料吃進肚子
資源消耗把電力或能源用完
身體耗損疾病把健康消耗殆盡
義項
食物攝取B2noun攝取；食用
Excessive consumption of sugar can lead to health problems.
過量攝取糖分可能導致健康問題。
food consumptionsugar consumption
資源消耗C1noun消耗（量）；消費
The factory reduced its energy consumption to save money.
這間工廠減少能源消耗以節省資金。
energy consumptionwater consumption
舊時疾病B2noun（舊稱）肺結核
In the 19th century, many young poets died of consumption.
在十九世紀，許多年輕詩人死於肺結核。
die of consumption
片語
energy consumption能源消耗 →電力或能源的消耗量
human consumption人類食用 →供人類食用或飲用
conspicuous consumption炫耀消費 →炫耀財富的揮霍消費
你會不會這樣說？
Excessive sugar ___ can lead to weight gain. (consumption / assumption)
看答案
consumption
consumption 指攝取或消耗，assumption 是假設。
'Turning off lights reduces energy consumption.' 這裡的 consumption 是什麼意思？(A) 攝取 (B) 消耗量 (C) 肺結核
看答案
(B)
句中是指燈光電力的消耗量，非食物攝取。
字族
consume 消費；消耗；吃光・consumer 消費者
順路看看
consume — consumption 的動詞型態production — 生產，consumption 的反義詞多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
員工餐廳備料
The cafeteria tracks coffee consumption to plan how much to prepare each morning.
員工餐廳追蹤咖啡飲用量，以規劃每天早上要準備多少咖啡。
辦公室資源管理
The facilities team reviews the office's water consumption every month.
設施管理團隊每個月都會檢視辦公室的用水量。
詞族
consume verb 食用；飲用；消耗・consumption noun 食用；飲用；消耗量・consumed verb (past tense / past participle) 食用、飲用或消耗的過去式／過去分詞
四選一
The new lights are expected to ____ less electricity than the older models.
看答案
consume
正解為 consume，表示消耗電力。are expected to 後需要原形動詞，構成不定詞 to consume。consumed 是過去式或過去分詞，consumes 是第三人稱單數現在式，consumption 是名詞，都不能在此替代原形動詞。
同義改寫
Coffee consumption in the staff cafeteria increased during the conference. → The amount of coffee people drank in the staff cafeteria increased during the conference.
此處 coffee consumption 指咖啡的飲用量，改寫保留地點、時間與增加的情況。
The facilities team records the office's monthly water consumption. → The facilities team records how much water the office uses each month.
monthly water consumption 與 how much water the office uses each month 都表示辦公室每個月的用水量。