喜樂美語
  1. 1nB2/ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/願意；意願

    The state of being prepared to do something; being ready to agree to act.

    示範例句 · Example

    He has shown no willingness to compromise.

    逐字他已經表現出沒有願意去妥協。

    「willingness」是名詞，指「心裡已經準備好、願意去做某件事」的狀態。常接 willingness to + 動詞，例如 a willingness to help（願意幫忙）、show no willingness to compromise（不願意妥協）。它跟形容詞 willing 是一家人：willing 形容人（She is willing to help），willingness 講那份「願意」本身。核心畫面可以想成「心門開著、準備去做」。

    常見搭配

    • show a / no willingness to

      表現出／沒有表現出願意做…

      to make clear that you are / are not prepared to do something

      She showed a willingness to listen to every idea.

    • express a willingness to do something

      表達願意做某事

      to say or show that you are prepared to do something

      The coach expressed a willingness to meet after practice.

    • a willingness to help

      願意幫忙

      being ready and happy to give help

      His willingness to help made the move much easier.

    • a willingness to learn

      學習意願；願意學習

      being ready to learn new things

      Teachers love a willingness to learn more than perfect scores.

    • a willingness to compromise

      願意妥協／各退一步

      being ready to give a little so both sides can agree

      Peace needs a willingness to compromise on both sides.

    • willingness to change

      願意改變

      being prepared to do things in a new way

      Growth often starts with a willingness to change.

core核心畫面

Picture someone who has not been asked yet, but is already leaning towards yes. Nothing has happened — no promise, no action — and still you can tell the door is open. The word names that inner readiness: the state of being prepared to say yes when the moment comes.

可以想成：一個人還沒被問，但你看得出來他心已經偏向「好啊」。什麼都還沒發生——沒有承諾，也沒有動作——可是那扇門是開著的。這個字指的就是這份還沒動用的心意：準備好要答應、要去做的狀態。所以它常出現在描述態度、而不是描述行動的句子裡。

容易混在一起的字在訂閱裡。容易混在一起的字需要訂閱帳號。

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原始詞典資料1 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。

willingnessnoun/ˈwɪlɪŋnəs/

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    The state of being willing

    • All it takes is a willingness to learn.
    • "[…]and as Mr. H., with his long purse and his willingness to receive hints, is no bad card in the game, he has been brought up to Abbotsford for a week; his taciturnity has long ago fled, and he is one of the most loquacious Borderers going. […]"

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