repurpose
含义: To adapt or convert something for use in a different way or for a different function than originally intended.
Repurpose has gained significant currency in the context of sustainability, urban regeneration, and creative industries. It carries positive connotations of resourcefulness and environmental responsibility — repurposing old buildings, repurposing waste materials. In business, it often means adapting existing content, technology, or assets for new markets. The word is relatively modern and still carries a slight buzz of innovation, though overuse in marketing materials risks dulling its impact.
例句
- The council voted to repurpose the disused factory as a community arts centre and co-working space. 市议会投票决定将废弃工厂改造为社区艺术中心和联合办公空间。El ayuntamiento votó a favor de reconvertir la fábrica en desuso en un centro de artes comunitario y espacio de coworking.市議会は、廃工場をコミュニティ・アートセンター兼コワーキングスペースとして転用することを可決した。시의회는 폐공장을 지역 예술 센터 겸 공유 오피스로 전용하기로 의결했다.
- Pharmaceutical companies have been exploring whether existing drugs can be repurposed to treat the new virus. 制药公司一直在探索现有药物能否被重新用于治疗这种新病毒。Las empresas farmacéuticas han estado explorando si los fármacos existentes pueden reutilizarse para tratar el nuevo virus.製薬会社は、既存の薬剤を新しいウイルスの治療に転用できるかどうかを探ってきた。제약 회사들은 기존 약물을 새로운 바이러스 치료에 전용할 수 있는지 탐색해 왔다.
- The broadcaster plans to repurpose its archive content for streaming platforms to reach younger audiences. 该广播公司计划将其档案内容转化到流媒体平台上,以触达更年轻的受众。La cadena de televisión planea reutilizar el contenido de sus archivos para plataformas de streaming con el fin de llegar a un público más joven.その放送局は、若い視聴者層にリーチするため、アーカイブコンテンツをストリーミングプラットフォーム向けに再利用する計画である。그 방송사는 젊은 시청자층에 다가가기 위해 아카이브 콘텐츠를 스트리밍 플랫폼용으로 재활용할 계획이다.
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用法指南
语境: professional, journalism, general
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From re- (again, differently) + purpose, from Old French porpos (aim, intention), from Latin propositum (something proposed). The compound is a late 20th-century coinage, gaining popularity from the 1990s alongside the sustainability movement.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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