A boundary drawn around things so that something sits inside it, not outside. To include is to have something within your circle — counted as one of the parts that belong inside.

可以想成在一群東西外面畫一個圈,某樣東西被圈在裡面、不在外面。include 就是『把某物算在這個圈內』——它是圈裡的一份子,屬於整體的一部分。兩個用法都是同一個圈,差別只在那樣東西是本來就在裡面,還是被人放進去的。

From the word’s history

From Latin 'includere' = in- (in) + claudere (to shut), literally 'to shut in', i.e. to enclose something within a boundary.

源自拉丁文 includere:in-(在裡面)+ claudere(關閉),字面意思是『把…關進裡面』,也就是把某物圈進一個界線之內——這正好對上現代『包含、圈在裡面』的核心畫面。

Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), entry 'include'

登入就可以看每一支怎麼連回核心畫面。

原始詞典資料6 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。

includeverb/ɪnˈkluːd/

  • 1

    To bring into a group, class, set, or total as a (new) part or member.

    • I will purchase the vacation package if you will include car rental.
  • 2

    To consider as part of something; to comprehend.

    • The vacation package includes car rental.
    • Does this volume of Shakespeare include his sonnets?
  • 3

    obsoleteTo enclose, confine.

    • I could have here willingly ranged, but these straits wherein I am included will not permit.
  • 4

    obsoleteTo conclude; to terminate.

    • Come, let us go; we will include all jars / With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity.
  • 5

    computingengineeringmathematicsTo use a directive that allows the use of source code from another file.

    • You have to include the strings library to use this function.

includenoun/ɪnˈkluːd/

  • 1

    computingengineeringmathematicsA piece of source code or other content that is dynamically retrieved for inclusion in another item.

    • In the previous lesson, you learned how to use server-side includes, which enable you to easily include snippets of web pages within other web pages.

摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary,已精簡格式;依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用,改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。