establish學測 L4KK [ɪˈstæblɪʃ] ｜ /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
創立；設立·確立；查明·建立關係、聲譽·制定；訂立
學測作文必備動詞，義項多易混淆
The two friends worked together to establish a small shop in town.
這兩位朋友一起努力，在鎮上創立了一間小店。
一個畫面：打樁立穩根基
打樁立柱把柱子打進地面固定住
蓋起機構在穩固地基上蓋起建物
查驗穩固確認地基是否撐得住
義項
立柱蓋樓B1verb創立；設立
The two brothers established a small company in 1990.
這兩兄弟在一九九〇年創立了一家小公司。
establish a companyestablish an organization
查驗屬實B1verb確立；查明
The police looked at the camera video to establish who broke the window.
警察查看監視器畫面以確認是誰打破窗戶。
establish the factsestablish the truth
搭起橋梁B1verb建立關係、聲譽
The new coffee shop slowly established a group of customers.
這間新咖啡店慢慢建立了一群顧客。
establish a relationshipestablish trust
訂立規則B1verb制定；訂立
The school will establish new rules for using mobile phones in class.
學校將為課堂使用手機訂立新規則。
establish rulesestablish a policy
片語
establish contact搭起聯繫線 →建立聯絡、取得聯繫
well established根基穩固 →早已穩固、公認的
establish oneself as站穩一席之地 →讓自己被公認為某角色
establish a record立下紀錄 →創下新的紀錄
你會不會這樣說？
You should ___ (establish / estimate) a habit of reading every day.
看答案
establish
establish 是「建立」，estimate 是「估計」，意思完全不同。
'The police looked at the camera video to establish who broke the window.' 這裡的 establish 最接近哪個意思？(A) 創立 (B) 確立、查明真相 (C) 建立關係
看答案
(B)
此句在查明真相，對應「確立；查明」義項。
字族
establishment 建立；機構・established 已確立的；知名的