每日一词 77| desirable

2019-01-06  本文已影响0人  zhangqinsisu

1. 这是什么词?

词:desirable

英英释义:worth having and wanted by most people

例句:Hainan is a desirable place for many northeasterners to visit during the winter months.

2. 为什么选这个词?

“desirable”是“desire”的形容词形式,意思是“值得拥有的” “理想的”,是一个口语和写作中都能用到的高频词汇。我们想表示“一份好工作”“一个好结果”时,除了可以用最常见的 good 外,还可以用 desirable,比如“a desirable job/outcome”。

每年要过年的时候,许多东北人都会去海南省避冬,我就可以说:

Hainan is a desirable place for many northeasterners to visit during the winter months.

美国畅销书作者马尔科姆•格拉德威尔在 David and Goliath 中提到过一个概念,叫“desirable difficulty”,有些困难和障碍其实是可以帮助我们成长的,正如孟子所说:“天将降大任于斯人也,必先苦其心志,饿其体肤……”我们可以总结书中的话来解释这个概念,比如:

The idea of “desirable difficulty” suggests that not all difficulties are negative. Some difficulties turn out to be desirable.

《经济学人》在 2018 圣诞特刊中就有这样一段话用到了 desirable:

The mainstream view is that desirable men are gao-fu-shuai—tall, rich and handsome. And the ideal woman is bai-fu-mei—pale-skinned, rich and beautiful.

desirbale 和 ideal 在这里意思相近,都可以理解为“理想的”,可以放在一起记忆。

3. 怎样学会使用这个词?

1)使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“desirable”,了解它作为形容词时的常用搭配。

a. [搭配]VERBS

be, seem 理想;看上去合意

become 变得合意

consider sth, deem sth, feel sth, regard/see/ view sth as, think sth 认为理想;感觉合意;认为合意:

A new direction was felt desirable for both parties. 当时双方都希望有一个新方向。This kind of work is seen as desirable. 人们认为这种工作很理想。

b. [搭配]ADV.eminently, extremely, highly, very 

特别理想;特别合意;非常合意;非常理想:

Experience of computers is highly desirable. 最好是有使用计算机的经验。

wholly 完全合意

clearly, obviously 明显合意;显然称心:

It is clearly desirable that domestic and European law should be compatible. 很明显,国内法律与欧洲法律不互相排斥是最理想的。

inherently 本质上令人满意

theoretically, economically, morally, politically, socially 理论上可取;经济上理想;非常合乎道德;政治上有利;社交方面得体

2)翻译下面的句子:

这个解决方案理论上来说非常可取,不过实际操作起来困难重重。

(参考翻译:The solution is highly desirable in theory but problematic in reality.)

3)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。

场景1 :对于很多女性而言,在学校里教书,是一份理想的工作。

造句: Teaching at school is seen as desirable job for many females. 

场景2:最好是英语很好。

造句:A fluent command of English is highly desirable. 

场景3:我既可以赚钱,又可以实现梦想,这是最理想的。

造句:It's clearly desirable that I can make money and also make my dream come true. 

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