Entail
英 [ɪn'teɪl] 美 [ɪn'teɪl]
vt.使必需；帶來；限定繼承 n.限定繼承權
◉詞源
「Entail」源自中古英語「entailen」，由古法語「entaillier」衍生，意為「切割」或「限定」。它結合了「en-」（使）和「taillier」（切割，來自拉丁語「taliare」）。在14世紀，英語中「entail」最初指法律上限定遺產的繼承權（地產只能傳給特定繼承人）。現代英語中，「entail」作為動詞，泛指「涉及」或「需要」，強調某行動或情況必然帶來的後果或要求。
◉外刊例句
① The Economist, June 17, 2023
Addressing climate change entails significant economic restructuring.
應對氣候變化需要重大的經濟結構調整。
② The New York Times, August 20, 2024
The new policy entails stricter regulations for tech companies.
新政策為科技公司帶來了更嚴格的監管要求。
◉經典名著
① 《Pride and Prejudice》by Jane Austen (1813)
The estate was entailed to a male heir, leaving the Bennet sisters vulnerable.
莊園被限定由男性繼承人繼承，這讓班內特姐妹處境脆弱。
② 《Middlemarch》by George Eliot (1871-1872)
His ambition entailed sacrifices that he had not foreseen.
他的雄心帶來了他未曾預見的犧牲。
◉Usage Examples
(1) This job entails a lot of hard work.
(2) It will entail driving a long distance every day.
(3) The alteration would entail an expenditure of 50 pounds.
(4) He would have sold the property long ago had it not been entailed.
(5) You allude perhaps to the entail of this estate.
(1) 這項工作需要十分努力。
(2) 這意味着每天都要長途開車。
(3) 此項改變將帶來為數五十英磅的花費。
(4) 這些財產若非限定繼承的話，他早就賣掉了。
(5) 你大概是說產業的繼承權問題。
◉Usage Notes
Entail means what something involves. "The job entailed us standing in the snow for hours dressed as giant, human hot dogs. It entailed far too much humiliation to justify the $3.55 an hour we were paid."
The word entail is connected to the idea of preconditions. If you want something, you better figure out what it entails. If we want to see the movie at 9 o'clock, that will entail us waiting in the lobby another hour. If we want to stay out of trouble with our moms, that will entail us calling them and letting them know we're going to be later than we said.
◉Collins
1[VERB 動詞]使…必然發生；勢必造成；使…成為必需 If one thing entails another, it involves it or causes it. [V n] [V -ing] [V n -ing] [FORMAL 正式]
① Such a decision would entail a huge political risk...
這樣的決定勢必帶來巨大的政治風險。
② The changed outlook entails higher economic growth than was previously assumed...
觀念的改變勢必會使得經濟增長高於之前預計的水平。
③ The job of a choreologist entails teaching dancers the technique and performance of dance movements...
舞譜學家的工作包括教舞蹈演員舞蹈動作的技巧和演繹。
④ I'll never accept parole because that entails me accepting guilt.
我決不會接受假釋，因為這就等於我承認自己有罪。
