engagement學測 L3KK [ɛˈngedʒmənt] ｜ /ɛˈngeɪdʒmənt/
咬合；接合·婚約；訂婚·投入；參與·約會；會面·演出合約·交戰；戰鬥
高中課文常出現，義項多易混淆
Their engagement became public at the family dinner, and everyone was happy for them.
他們的婚約在家庭聚餐上公開了，大家都替他們感到開心。
一個畫面：咬合扣住
齒輪咬合兩齒輪緊密卡住，同步運轉
戒指扣上婚戒套上手指，承諾正式生效
專注鎖定注意力牢牢卡在一件事上
正面交鋒兩軍近距離衝突交火
義項
齒輪咬合B2noun咬合；接合
In the puzzle game, each piece had a good engagement with the piece next to it.
玩拼圖遊戲時，每一片跟旁邊那片都咬合得很好。
求婚戒指C1noun婚約；訂婚
Tom got down on one knee at the night market and asked Amy to marry him, and gave her an engagement ring.
湯姆在夜市單膝下跪向艾咪求婚，還送她一枚訂婚戒指。
get engagedan engagement ring
團隊投入B2noun投入；參與
At the company trip, everyone showed real engagement by joining every team activity.
在公司出遊時，每個人都熱情投入每一項團隊活動。
show engagement
行事曆約會B2noun約會；會面
John and Mary had an engagement to talk about it next week.
約翰和瑪麗下星期有個約會，要討論這件事。
have an engagement
劇院演出合約B2noun演出合約
The famous ballet company has an engagement to perform at the local theater for two weeks.
這家知名芭蕾舞團簽了合約，要在當地劇院演出兩週。
a two-week engagement
戰場交火B2noun交戰；戰鬥
In the war, soldiers had a real engagement with enemy troops.
戰爭中，士兵和敵軍發生了一場真正的交戰。
engage with the enemy
片語
engagement ring戒指求婚 →求婚時戴上的戒指
get engaged宣布訂婚 →決定訂婚，準備結婚
engaged in conversation熱烈交談 →專心投入對話
engage with the enemy正面迎敵 →與敵軍正面交戰
fully engaged全神貫注 →完全投入，全神貫注
你會不會這樣說？
Tom and Amy got ___ last night. (engaged / engagement)
看答案
engaged
get 後面接形容詞 engaged，engagement 是名詞。
'The soldiers were in constant engagement with enemy forces.' 這裡的 engagement 意思最接近？(A) 訂婚 (B) 交戰 (C) 會面
看答案
(B)
此句描述戰場交火，對應「交戰；戰鬥」這個軍事義項。
字族
engage 使投入；訂婚；交戰（動詞）・engaged 忙碌的；訂了婚的（形容詞）・engaging 迷人的；吸引人的（形容詞）
順路看看
commitment — 承諾，engagement 的核心精神combat — 軍事交戰，戰場上正面對決participation — 強調實際投入與參與程度多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
團隊工作坊
Small-group discussions encouraged greater engagement in the workshop.
小組討論促使大家更投入這場工作坊。
協調會議時間
Ms. Lin has a prior engagement with a supplier and cannot attend the briefing.
林女士事先已與供應商約好會面，因此無法參加簡報會。
詞族
engagement noun 投入；參與・engage verb 參與（常與 in 連用）・engaged adjective 投入的；專注的
四選一
All new employees are encouraged to ____ in the monthly team discussions.
看答案
engage
答案為 engage。are encouraged to 後接原形動詞，engage in 表示「參與」。engagement 是名詞；engaged 是過去式、過去分詞或形容詞；engages 是第三人稱單數現在式，均不符合此處結構。
同義改寫
Small-group discussions encouraged greater engagement in the workshop. → Small-group discussions encouraged more active participation in the workshop.
此處 greater engagement 指更積極投入活動，可改述為 more active participation。
Ms. Lin has a prior engagement with a supplier and cannot attend the briefing. → Ms. Lin has a previously arranged meeting with a supplier and cannot attend the briefing.
此處 prior engagement 是事先約好的會面，改寫保留既有安排及無法出席的原因。