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Word History
Etymology
Middle English solucion explanation, dispersal of bodily humors, from Anglo-French, from Latin solution-, solutio, from solvere to loosen, solve
1to a problem, difficult situation, etc.問題;困境ADJECTIVE | VERB + SOLUTION | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤complete, comprehensive全面的解決方案▸➤partial部份解決方案▸➤effective, good, ideal, neat, optimal, perfect, real有效的/不錯的/理想的/巧妙的/最佳的/完美的/真正的解決方法◇His plan does not offer a real solution to the problem.他的計劃並未提出一個真正解決問題的方法。➤acceptable可接受的解決方案▸➤satisfactory, workable令人滿意的/可行的解決方案▸➤correct, right正確的解決辦法▸➤easy, obvious, simple便捷的/顯而易見的/簡單的解決方法▸➤possible可能的解決方法➤alternative可替代的解決方法▸➤feasible, practical, realistic, viable切實可行的解決方案▸➤cost-effective划算的解決方法▸➤creative, imaginative, ingenious, innovative創造性的/有想像力的/巧妙的/創新的解決方法▸➤drastic, radical極端的解決方法▸➤immediate, instant, quick, speedy即刻/立即/馬上/迅速解決◇The UN representative stressed the urgency of a speedy solution.聯合國代表強調了儘快解決問題的緊迫性。➤final, lasting, long-term, permanent, ultimate最後的/持久的/長遠的/永久的/最終的解決方法▸➤interim, short-term, temporary暫時的/短期的/臨時的解決方法▸➤proposed擬議中的解決方案▸➤pragmatic務實的解決方法▸➤compromise, negotiated折衷的/協商後的解決方案▸➤diplomatic, peaceful, political外交/和平/政治解決方案▸➤military, security軍事/安全解決方案▸➤technical, technological, technology (especially NAmE) 技術解決辦法◇The industry needs to look for technological solutions to their problems.該行業需尋求技術手段解決他們的問題。➤software軟件解決方法VERB + SOLUTION➤look for, seek, work towards/toward尋找解決方法;設法得到解決▸➤achieve, agree, agree on, agree upon, arrive at, come up with, find, produce, reach, work out得出解決方案;達成解決方案;找到解決方法◇attempts to find a comprehensive political solution to the crisis為尋求政治手段全面消弭這次危機所作的努力➤develop詳細闡述解決方案▸➤propose, put forward, suggest提出解決方案;建議解決方案▸➤adopt採納解決方案▸➤offer, provide提出解決方法PREPOSITION➤solution for針對⋯的解決方案◇a quick solution for dealing with the paper shortage迅速解決紙張短缺的方法➤solution to為⋯的解決方法◇They were seeking an ultimate solution to the city's traffic problem.他們正在尋找一個解決這個城市交通問題的最終方案。PHRASES➤part of the solution解決方案的一部份◇Either you're part of the solution or part of the problem.你如果解決不了問題,就是在製造問題。solution
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2liquid in which a solid has been dissolved溶液ADJECTIVE | SOLUTION + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤concentrated, strong濃縮溶液;高濃度溶液▸➤dilute, weak稀溶液;低濃度溶液▸➤saturated飽和溶液▸➤acid酸性溶液▸➤alkaline鹼性溶液▸➤aqueous水溶液▸➤saline, salt鹽溶液➤buffer緩衝溶液▸➤bicarbonate, sodium chloride, etc.碳酸氫鹽、氯化鈉等溶液SOLUTION + VERB➤contain溶液含有⋯PREPOSITION➤in solution溶液中◇carbon dioxide in solution溶液中的二氧化碳