Day163 exemplify
1. 这是个什么词?
词:exemplify
英英释义:to be a very typical example of something
例句:The city's economic growth is exemplified by the many new buildings that are currently under construction.
2. 为什么选这个词?
“exemplify”是及物动词,意思是“是......的范例/典型”、“反映出了”、“代表了”,是写作时举例论证的必备单词。当我们想表达 A is a typical example of B 或 A serves as a typical example of B 的时候,就可以用 A exemplifies B,可见这个词简洁、漂亮,可以实现表达的多样性,体现使用者的词汇驾驭力。下面通过几个例子来掌握这个词。
他诠释了一个好父亲是怎么样的,可以说:
He is a typical example of a good father.
也可以说:
He exemplifies a good father.
很多在建的新建筑反映出了这座城市的经济增长,就可以说:
The city's economic growth is exemplified by the many new buildings that are currently under construction.
这句就相当于:
One example/sign of the city's economic growth is the many new buildings that are currently under construction.
这座城市的多元不仅仅体现在它的多民族上,还体现在它丰富的菜式上,就可以说:
The city's diversity is exemplified not only by different ethnicities but also the wide range of cuisines.
或
Along with people from different ethnicities, the range of cuisines further exemplifies the city's diversity.
《经济学人》一篇关于中国资本寒冬的文章中就出现了 exemplify:
The woes of Ofo, a bike-sharing unicorn, exemplified the sort of hubris that many reckon had spread too far in tech.(这里的意思是,Ofo 的厄运反映了很多发展过快的创业公司身上的自大)
《经济学人》在另一篇关于终生学习的文章中也用到了 exemplify:
This is the argument of the techno-pessimists, exemplified by the projections of Carl-Benedikt Frey and Michael Osborne, of Oxford University, who in 2013 famously calculated that 47% of existing jobs in America are susceptible to automation.(这里是说,牛津大学的这两位学者的预测代表了前文说的悲观主义)
3. 怎样学会使用这个词?
1)翻译下面的句子:
她充分诠释了一名优秀老师的品质。
(参考翻译:She perfectly exemplifies the qualities of an excellent teacher.)
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:Tsinghua university exemplifies why it is the best in China.
场景: