Mustering
“Mustering” 可指召集人员或资源,如 mustering the team for a briefing(召集团队开会)或 mustering troops(集结部队);也可指努力鼓起某种品质,如 mustering the courage to speak(鼓起勇气开口)。
- “The manager is mustering support for the new policy across departments.” (经理正在各部门为新政策争取支持。)
- “She was mustering all her confidence before walking on stage.” (上台前她正在鼓起全部信心。)
- “Volunteers were mustering at dawn to help with the cleanup.” (志愿者们黎明时分集结,帮忙清理现场。)
“Muster” 源自拉丁语 monstrare(展示),经古法语 mostrer 进入英语;军队集结时需“点名展示”人员在册,故引申为召集、集合。
“-ing” 表示正在召集或鼓足的过程;muster 亦可作名词(集合、点名检阅)。
军事与应急语境中 “mustering” 很常见;日常用语 muster up courage/energy 强调从无到有地攒足力量。
- 固定搭配: “mustering courage” (鼓起勇气), “mustering troops” (集结部队)
- 原形: muster
- 名词: muster
“muster(点名集合)+ ing”:把分散的人或力量“聚拢到位”——mustering 就是正在召集、鼓起。
“Before the launch, the founder was mustering the team around a whiteboard covered in last-minute tasks.” (发布前,创始人把团队召集到写满临时任务的白板前。)