Word · Frequency #17011
centralization
中央集权化；权力集中
the act of consolidating power under a central control
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n. the act of consolidating power under a central control；n. gathering to a center
集中；中央集权化
集中；向中心聚集；集中；中央集权化；[计] 集中式; 集中化
In use
The centralization of customer data helps the support team answer questions quickly.
Too much centralization can make a large organization slow to react to local needs.
Managers discussed the centralization of training in one office to reduce costs.
centralization of sth
常与定冠词 the 连用，of 后接被集中的对象。
The centralization of the company's operations improved efficiency.
公司业务的集中化提高了效率。
centralization under sb/sth
under 后接掌握集中权力的主体。
The country's centralization under the dictator worried its neighbors.
该国在独裁者领导下的中央集权化令邻国感到担忧。
centralization in sth
in 后接集中的地点或中心。
Office centralization in the capital has lowered morale.
把办公室集中到首都的做法降低了士气。
Common mistakes
The government should centralization the data.The government should centralize the data.
centralization 是名词，不能当动词用；情态动词 should 后面要接动词原形，所以应改用动词 centralize。
We discussed about the centralization of power.We discussed the centralization of power.
discuss 是及物动词，直接跟宾语，不需要加介词 about；这是受汉语“讨论关于”的影响而多加了 about。
Connections
Collocations
- centralization of power
- 权力集中
- The centralization of power in the capital has been a long-standing issue.权力集中在首都一直是个长期存在的问题。
- political centralization
- 政治集权
- Political centralization often accompanies a decline in local autonomy.政治集权往往伴随着地方自治的削弱。
- administrative centralization
- 行政集权
- Administrative centralization can make public services more efficient.行政集权可以使公共服务更加高效。
- push for centralization
- 推动集权
- The president's push for centralization was met with resistance from regional leaders.总统推动集权的做法遭到了地方领导人的抵制。
- degree of centralization
- 集权程度
- The degree of centralization varies widely across different countries.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 center(中心)+-al-ize+ation：事物向中心聚拢，即‘集中、集权’。想象权力从四周汇向一个中心点。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：government、business administration、information technology 该词通常用于正式或专业语域，尤其多出现在政治行政、企业管理和信息技术等场合；日常口语中比较少见，更常用动词centralize或形容词centralized。
Pronunciation & Spelling
注：列表中的词都以 /eɪʃən/ 结尾（-ization 或 -ation），与 centralization 押韵。拼写相近的 central (/ˈsentrəl/) 和 centralize (/ˈsentrəlaɪz/) 重音和结尾不同，不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.