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Clarify

發佈時間: 2022/02/18

Clarify

隨着確診數字上升,政府和醫管局需要調整防疫和支援措施,不時在各大媒體解釋和澄清(clarify)有關措施,市民亦可以致電熱綫查詢。

動詞clarify解「澄清、闡明」,即是提供更多細節或更簡單的解釋,使事情變得更清晰或更容易理解,免得混亂。例如,The Chief Executive has clarified the government has no plans at this stage for a citywide lockdown.(行政長官已澄清政府現階段沒有全面封城計劃。)Could you help to clarify the quarantine requirements for travellers from Japan?(你可以幫忙闡明對來自日本的旅客的檢疫要求嗎?)

動詞clarify加上字尾-tion,可以變成名詞clarification。組句時,clarification可以配搭動詞seek(尋求)、find(尋找)、require(要求)、need(需要)及provide(提供)等。例句︰Mall operators would seek clarification from the government on how to enforce the vaccine pass scheme.(商場運營商將尋求政府澄清如何執行「疫苗通行證」計劃。)He can provide clarification on essential caregiver visits during the pandemic.(他可以解釋疫情期間的必要照顧者探訪。)

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