Agree 用法完整攻略:Agree with、Agree to、Agree on 三種用法一次搞清楚

“Agree” 看起來是很基本的英文單字,但 agree 用法其實比你想的複雜一點。很多人學了 agree with,看到 agree to 和 agree on 就開始猜——後面要接什麼?意思一樣嗎?三個結構其實差很多,用錯在職場裡可能讓人誤解你的意思。這篇把三種用法拆清楚,附上日常和職場例句,多益考生也適用。

Agree with:同意某人,或認同某個看法

Agree with 後面接「人」或「觀點」,表達「我跟你立場一樣」、「我認同你說的」。重點在「認同」,而不是答應去做某件事。

(1)
A: I think the meeting should be moved to Friday.
A: 我覺得會議應該改到星期五。

B: I agree with you. Friday works better for the whole team.
B: 我同意你的想法,星期五對整個團隊比較方便。

(2)
A: Mom says I should take the job in Taipei, even if the salary is lower.
A: 我媽說我應該接台北那份工作,就算薪水比較低。

B: I actually agree with her. The experience is worth more at this stage.
B: 說真的我同意她的看法,這個階段的經驗比薪水更值錢。

(3)
A: Do you agree with the decision to delay the product launch?
A: 你同意把產品上市延後的決定嗎?

B: Not really. I think we’ve been ready for weeks.
B: 不太同意,我覺得我們已經準備好好幾個禮拜了。

(4)
A: Some people say working from home makes people less productive.
A: 有些人說在家工作會讓效率變差。

B: I don’t agree with that at all. It really depends on the person.
B: 我完全不認同這個說法,真的要看個人。

(5) I completely agree with everything she said in the presentation.
我完全同意她在簡報中說的所有內容。

需要注意的是,agree with 後面不接動詞。「我答應去做這件事」不是用 agree with,而是下面要講的 agree to。

Agree to:答應做某事,或同意某個方案

agree to 用法分兩種:

  • agree to + 動詞原形:答應去做某件事
  • agree to + 名詞:同意接受某個方案、條件或條款

後面接的是「事」,不是「人」,這點跟 agree with 不一樣。

(6)
A: Can you agree to finish the report by Thursday?
A: 你可以答應在星期四之前完成報告嗎?

B: I’ll try, but I can’t guarantee it.
B: 我會盡力,但沒辦法保證。

(7)
A: Did the client agree to the revised proposal?
A: 客戶同意修改後的提案了嗎?

B: Yes, they agreed to it this afternoon.
B: 同意了,他們今天下午答應的。

(8)
A: My landlord finally agreed to lower the rent.
A: 我房東終於答應降租金了。

B: Seriously? How much lower?
B: 真的假的?降多少?

(9)
A: Have you agreed to the terms and conditions?
A: 你同意使用條款了嗎?

B: Not yet. Some parts are a bit confusing.
B: 還沒,有幾個條款有點難看懂。

(10) The two companies agreed to a partnership after months of talks.
兩家公司在幾個月的洽談後同意合作。

agree to 這個結構也延伸出了一個職場很好用的慣用語:agree to disagree,意思是「雙方各退一步、保留各自立場、不再爭論」,在討論陷入僵局時特別實用。

Agree on:雙方對某件事達成共識

Agree on 後面接「名詞」,指的是「兩方或多方共同對某件事有了結論」。跟 agree to 最大的差別是:agree to 通常是一方答應另一方,agree on 強調的是「大家共同決定了某件事」。

(11)
A: When is the deadline for the project?
A: 這個專案的截止日是什麼時候?

B: We haven’t agreed on one yet. Can we sort it out tomorrow?
B: 我們還沒定下來,明天可以討論一下嗎?

(12)
A: Did you and your partner agree on a name for the baby?
A: 你和另一半決定好寶寶的名字了嗎?

B: We agreed on two options but can’t choose between them.
B: 我們對兩個名字有共識,但還是選不出來。

(13)
A: The team still can’t agree on a direction for the campaign.
A: 團隊對這波活動的方向還是沒有共識。

B: Someone needs to make a call. We’ve been going in circles.
B: 有人要做個決定了,一直在原地打轉。

(14)
A: Have the two sides agreed on a price?
A: 雙方對價格有共識了嗎?

B: Almost. They’re close but still negotiating the final number.
B: 快了,差不多但最後的數字還在談。

(15) They finally agreed on a meeting time that works for everyone.
他們終於對一個大家都方便的時間達成共識。

三種用法,快速對照

把三種 agree 用法整理成一張對照表,差別一眼就看出來:

Agree with vs Agree to vs Agree on 比較表

多益和職場常考的 agree 句型

多益考試常出現以下幾種 agree 的進階用法,職場英文裡也很高頻:

  • reach an agreement / come to an agreement:達成協議
  • be in agreement with:同意、與…立場一致
  • agree to the terms / conditions:同意條款

在多益閱讀測驗裡,這幾個說法很常出現在商業對話和正式文件場景中,比單純的 “I agree” 更正式也更道地。其中 agree to 用法最常考的搭配是接合約、條款和提案,尤其是 agree to the terms、agree to a proposal,在多益閱讀的商業信件題目裡非常常見。

(16)
A: Did the two companies reach an agreement?
A: 兩家公司達成協議了嗎?

B: Yes, they signed the contract this morning.
B: 達成了,他們今天早上簽約了。

(17)
A: Are both parties in agreement with the proposed terms?
A: 雙方都同意提案的條款嗎?

B: Not quite. They’re still negotiating the payment schedule.
B: 還沒完全,他們還在談付款時程。

(18)
A: The board hasn’t come to an agreement on the restructuring plan yet.
A: 董事會對重組計畫還沒達成共識。

B: How much longer do you think it’ll take?
B: 你覺得還要多久?

(19)
A: Before we proceed, both parties need to agree to the terms.
A: 在進行之前,雙方都必須先同意條款。

B: Understood. I’ll review it and get back to you by end of day.
B: 了解,我會看完後今天下班前回覆你。

(20) The committee finally came to an agreement after three rounds of discussions.
委員會在三輪討論後終於達成共識。

在職場開會時,知道怎麼表達同意只是一半,另一半是如何有技巧地表達不同意,這在談判和討論裡往往更難開口。

Agree with、agree to、agree on 三個結構看起來像,用法卻完全不同。最快的記法:後面接人或觀點用 agree with,後面接要做的事或方案用 agree to,強調雙方共同決定就用 agree on。不管是備考多益還是職場英文,把這三種 agree 用法搞清楚,表達起來會自然很多。

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