每日一词 119 | determine
1、认识这个词(基础篇)
词:determine
英英释义:to control what something will be
例句:What you look like determines how people treat you.
2. 体会这个词 (进阶篇)
我们很熟悉“determine”常用来表示“下决心”“决定”的用法,今天我们学习它的另一常见地道用法:表示“是…的决定因素”“取决于”。我们可以用 determine 的这个用法在口语和写作中替换 depend on。
《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》中的 depend on 有这样一个例句:
The cooking time needed depends on the size of the potato. (所需的烹饪时间取决于土豆的大小。)
我们可以用 determine 把它改写为:
The size of the potato will determine the cooking time.
我们常说“颜值就是王道”,说可以说成:
What you look like determines how people treat you.
最后看两个《经济学人》中出现的例句:
1)The scale of the revolt will determine what happens next.
2)For instance, on Air India, the country's state-owned flag carrier, who you know can apparently determine where you sit.
3. 从认识到会用(作业)
1)翻译下面的句子:
价钱取决于你买多买少。
(参考翻译:How much it costs is determined by how much you buy. 或者 The quantity purchased determines the price.)
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: The efforts you made will determine how much you achieve.
场景 :成功的大小取决于你付出多少的努力。