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Put the data into perspective

發佈時間: 2018/10/15

Put the data into perspective

近日大量新聞吹淡地產市道,標題常說甚麼盤劈價N萬元,但當客觀地審查一下數據(put the data into perspective),大多是業主原本叫價過分離地,而且一手樓依舊不斷大賣,每每超額收票。

名詞perspective本身解「思考問題的角度、觀點」。例句︰His son's birth gave him a new perspective on life.(兒子的出生給了他生活新觀點。)This novel is obviously written from a feminist perspective.(這部小說顯然是從女權主義的角度寫成的。)

Put something into perspective指「客觀地審查、客觀地比較」,在有比較的情況下作出合理的判斷,以免把事情想像成比實際情況更嚴重。例如,Many people say having a baby helps to put everything into perspective and your job is no longer the most important thing in your life.(許多人說有了孩子有助於把一切事情都客觀地審視,而工作已經不再是你生命中最重要的事情。)The data don't mean anything themselves unless you put them into perspective.(除非你客觀地比較這些數據,否則它們本身並沒有意義。)

(本欄逢周一、三、五刊登)

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