單字講座 119：gap (n) / crack (v) (n)

主計總處最新公布的家庭財富分配統計顯示，台灣前20%的家庭，平均財富為5133萬，而後20%的家庭，平均財富卻僅僅77萬，兩者差距飆升至66.9倍，引起社會一片譁然。富者越富，窮者越窮。低所得者感到絕望，部分選擇「躺平」，不工作、不消費、不婚、不育。開徵「富人稅」或許有助解決這個錯綜複雜的社會議題。話說「差距」是 gap 還是 crack 呢？下方說分明。



▍gap (n) 差距 / 缺口
▶ 例 1：眾所皆知，貧富差距已顯著擴大。
It is no secret that the gap between the rich and the poor has expanded significantly.

▶ 例 2：教師出缺嚴重，教育部設法徵召退休老師來填補缺口。
Amid a severe shortage of teachers, the Education Ministry managed to call on retired educators to fill gaps.

▍crack (n) (裂)縫隙 (v) 裂開 / 破解（密碼）
▶ 例 1：我看到有些昆蟲遁入岩石縫隙裡鳴叫。
I see some insects disappear into the rock cracks, taking their songs.

▶ 例 2：將你的密碼更新成長一點且包含字母、數字和符號的密碼，就可增加駭客破解密碼所需的時間。
Updating your password to be longer and contain a mix of letters, numbers, and symbols can increase the time it takes a hacker to crack it.