Picture arrangement as things put into their places in a chosen order — flowers set into a vase, chairs lined up for a meeting; from that one act of 'putting things in order' all its meanings grow.

可以想成:把一些東西各就各位、擺成你想要的順序——像把花插進瓶裡、把椅子排好準備開會。「把東西擺到位、排出秩序」這個動作,就是 arrangement 各種意思的源頭。

From the word’s history

From arrange, from Old French arengier 'put in a row, set in battle order' — a- 'to' + rang 'row, rank'. At root, an arrangement is things drawn up into a line or order.

來自 arrange,源自古法語 arengier「排成一列、列成陣勢」;a- 是「往」,rang 是「行列、位階」。所以 arrangement 的根本,就是把東西「排成一列、擺出秩序」。

Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com/word/arrange, /word/arrangement)

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原始詞典資料7 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,摘錄並精簡格式,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

arrangementnoun/əˈɹeɪnd͡ʒmənt/

  • 1

    The act of arranging.

  • 2

    The manner of being arranged.

  • 3

    A collection of things that have been arranged.

  • 4

    A particular way in which items are organized.

    • The single-imaging optic of the mammalian eye offers some distinct visual advantages. Such lenses can take in photons from a wide range of angles, increasing light sensitivity. They also have high spatial resolution, resolving incoming images in minute detail. It’s therefore not surprising that most cameras mimic this arrangement.
  • 5

    Preparations for some undertaking.

  • 6

    An agreement.

  • 7

    entertainmentlifestylemusicAn adaptation of a piece of music for other instruments, or in another style.

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