schedule

schedule

英 ['ʃedjuːl; 'sked-]
　　美 ['skɛdʒul]

vt. 安排，計劃；編制目錄；將……列入計劃表
　　n. 時間表；計劃表；一覽表

v.(動詞)schedule用作名詞的意思是“進度表”“計劃表”轉化為動詞則表示“將某事列入進度表”“為某事安排時間”。schedule是及物動詞,接名詞、代詞或動詞不定式作賓語,可用於被動結構。schedule作動詞時，指“（預先）規定”，在美國使用比較普遍。

The door is scheduled to be closed at eleven o'clock.
規定好，11點關門。

train schedule在美國指“火車時刻表”，在英國同timetable意思一樣；美國人常用的schedule搭配有according to schedule，on schedule，to schedule，up to schedule和behind schedule。according to schedule指“按計劃地”。to schedule指“按照預定時間”。up to schedule指“達到預定計劃的”。behind schedule指“落後於預定計劃的”。

The meeting was held according to schedule.
會議按照計劃進行。The trains did not run to schedule in that storm.Our progress is up to schedule.The train arrived behind schedule.
火車比預定時間晚到瞭。

中文詞源：

schedule 日程表，節目表，明細表

來自拉丁語 schedula,小紙條，來自希臘語 skhizein,切，分開，來自 PIE*skei,切，分，詞源同 shed,science,scythe.詞義由小紙條引申詞義便箋，便條，日程表等。

例句：

1. Mitchel's schedule had not permitted him to take time off.
米切爾的日程安排使他無法休假。

2. It is the mother who is expected to reorganize her busy schedule.
應該讓母親來重新安排自己緊張的日程。

3. The election was held six months ahead of schedule.
選舉提前瞭6個月舉行。

4. It was an exhausting schedule she had set herself.
她給自己安排瞭叫人筋疲力盡的日程。

5. He had been unable to keep to his schedule.
他沒能遵循自己的計劃。