Word of the Day : June 30, 2023
facilitate
促进；促使；使……便利
verb /fuh-SIL-uh-tayt/ [fəˈsɪləˌteɪt]
What It Means
To facilitate something is to help bring it about, as in "her rise to power was facilitated by her influential friends." In other words, facilitating something eases the way for it to happen smoothly and effectively.
To facilitate something 指帮助实现，如“她的崛起是由她的朋友促成的”。 换句话说，促进某件事顺利地发生。
FACILITATE in Context
"The fully paved road to Hurricane Ridge—completed in 1957 as part of the National Park Service’s Mission 66 modernization campaign—facilitates alpine access for visitors without vehicles capable of navigating rutted forest roads or the ability to hike long distances in the backcountry." — Gregory Scruggs, The Seattle Times, 8 May 2023
“通往飓风岭的道路已经铺好了，作为国家公园管理局第 66 号现代化建设的一部分于 1957 年竣工，为那些不能在的森林道路上行驶的（或不能在偏远地区长途徒步旅行的）自驾游客进入高山提供了便利。”
The moderator's role is to facilitate the discussion by asking appropriate questions.
主持人的作用是提出适当的问题来促进讨论。
Did You Know?
English isn’t always easy, but the origin of facilitate is nothing but: the word traces back to the Latin adjective facilis, meaning "easy." Other descendants of facilis in English include facile ("easy to do"), facility ("the quality of being easily performed"), faculty ("ability"), and difficult (from dis- plus facilis, which equals "not easy"). English isn’t the only Latin-influenced language that has facilis to thank for "easy" words: the word for "easy" is fácil in both Spanish and Portuguese, and facile in both Italian and French. The way that facilitating something makes it "easy" (or "easier," as it were) can be likened to paving a road to make traveling to one’s destination smoother. Similarly, when we say, for example, that applying a healthy layer of mulch around the base of a newly planted tree facilitates robust growth, we mean that it (figuratively) paves the way for, or brings about, the sapling’s success.
英语并不总是那么容易，“facilitate”一词的起源不过是：它可以追溯到拉丁语形容词facilis，意思是“easy「容易」”。 英语中 facilis 的其他衍生词包括 facile（“容易做”）、facilit（“容易执行的”）、facilis（“能力”）和 difficult（来自 dis- plus facilis，等于“不容易”） ）。 英语不是唯一一种受拉丁语影响的语言，但“easy”一词是值得感谢：它在西班牙语和葡萄牙语中都是 fácil，在意大利语和法语中也是 facile。 让某件事变得“容易”（或者可以说“更容易”）的方式，好比铺路，让到达目的的旅程更加顺利。 同样，当我们说，例如，种植新树的周围应该覆盖一层有助于其健康的生长的植物，我们的意思是它（象征性地）为树苗的成活带来了成功。
Quiz
What adjective is derived from the Latin word facere ("to make, bring about, perform, do") and means "able to do something to a higher than average standard"?
proficient
