20190408 onset
1. 这是什么词?
词:onset
英英释义:the beginning of something, especially something bad
例句:Evidence shows that speaking a second language can help delay the onset of dementia.
2. 为什么选这个词?
“onset”是个名词,意思是“开始”,常常可以用来完美替换常见的“beginning”,是外刊中经常出现的表达。onset 表示“开始”时,后面常接有负向含义的名词,比如疾病、经济萧条、战争等。
比如战争开始后,犯罪率激增,就可以说成:
Since the onset of the war, the crime rate has skyrocketed.
有证据表明,会说一门外语有助于推迟老年性痴呆(dementia)。我们就可以用 onset 造句:
Evidence shows that speaking a second language can help delay the onset of dementia.
最近的《经济学人》中也出现了 onset:
The study adds substantial weight to the evidence linking cannabis to the onset of psychosis.(“the onset of psychosis”指“精神疾病的开端”,这句话是说研究表明吸食大麻很有可能导致患上精神疾病)
3. 怎样学会使用这个词?
1)翻译下面的句子:
经济危机爆发后,投资面貌发生了巨大变化。
The investment landscape has been changed tremendously since the onset of the financial crisis.
(参考翻译:The investment landscape has been changed tremendously since the onset of the financial crisis.)
2)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景,再造句。
例子: 经济危机爆发后,很多人面临着失业。
场景 : Many people have been faced with unemployment since the onset of the financial crisis.