admit / permit / commit / submit 易混淆字
四個字都是「做某個動作」:admit 承認、permit 允許、commit 投入、submit 提交。
admit
承認;讓…進入
admission 是「入場」,如 admission ticket「入場券」。admit 原本是讓人進來,把事實「放進」說出口,就是「承認」。
104 學測|閱讀測驗
Recalling the group’s first tour in Europe, Camake Valaule, a physical education teacher and the founder of the Taiwu Elementary School Folk Singers, admitted that he felt very nervous.
回想起團隊第一次的歐洲巡演,泰武國小古謠傳唱隊的創辦人、同時也是體育老師的 Camake Valaule 承認,他當時非常緊張。(承認自己很緊張)
- recalling…:「回想起…」,說明主詞 Camake Valaule 當時在做什麼
- tour:「巡演」
- physical education:「體育」
- admit:「承認」
114 學測|閱讀測驗
Thus, only the government was permitted to produce the alcohol.
因此,只有政府獲准生產這種酒。(只有政府被允許生產)
- be permitted to V:「獲准…」,permit 是「允許」
- only the government:「只有政府」,only 修飾後面的 the government
110 學測|閱讀測驗
Only people who paid their taxes were permitted to travel to different regions of the Caliphate.
只有繳稅的人才被允許前往哈里發國的不同地區。(只有繳稅的人被允許旅行)
- only people who…:「只有…的人」
110 學測|詞彙題
The non-profit organization has committed $1 million over five years to finance the construction of the medical center.
這個非營利組織已承諾五年內投入 100 萬美元,資助這間醫療中心的興建。(投入一百萬美元)
- 考點:commit 這裡是「承諾投入(資金)」,committed $1 million over five years=「承諾五年內投入一百萬美元」。commit 本義是「託付」,把錢託付出去。equip「裝備」、resolve「決心」、associate「聯想 / 結交」都不能接金額
- non-profit organization:「非營利組織」
- finance:這裡是動詞,「資助」
- construction:「興建」
- medical center:「醫療中心」
107 學測|閱讀測驗
Nine proposals were submitted, and the Irish-born architect James Hoban won the gold medal for his practical and handsome design.
共收到九份提案,愛爾蘭出生的建築師 James Hoban 以實用又好看的設計贏得金牌。(提交了九份提案)
- proposal:「提案」,propose 的名詞
- submit:「提交」
- Irish-born:「愛爾蘭出生的」
- architect:「建築師」,ch 讀 /k/
- handsome:這裡形容建築,是「好看的」,不是只形容人
怎麼判斷
- admit 是「承認」,承認時常接 that 子句。例:He admitted that he was wrong.(他承認自己錯了)
- permit 是「允許」,常用被動 be permitted to + 動詞。例:Students are not permitted to use phones.(學生不可以使用手機)
- commit 是「投入、承諾」,如 commit A to B(把 A 投入 B);也用來說「犯下(罪行)」,如 commit a crime(犯罪)。
- submit 是「提交」,用在交作業、報告、提案。例:She submitted her report on Monday.(她星期一交了報告)
自我檢測
104 學測|閱讀測驗
1. Recalling the group’s first tour in Europe, Camake Valaule, a physical education teacher and the founder of the Taiwu Elementary School Folk Singers, ____ that he felt very nervous.
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2. Thus, only the government was ____ to produce the alcohol.
110 學測|詞彙題
3. The non-profit organization has ____ $1 million over five years to finance the construction of the medical center.
107 學測|閱讀測驗
4. Nine proposals were ____, and the Irish-born architect James Hoban won the gold medal for his practical and handsome design.
