1. 這是什么詞?
詞:desirable
英英釋義:worth having and wanted by most people
例句:Hainan is a desirable place for many northeasterners to visit during the winter months.
2. 為什么選這個(gè)詞?
“desirable”是“desire”的形容詞形式,意思是“值得擁有的” “理想的”,是一個(gè)口語(yǔ)和寫(xiě)作中都能用到的高頻詞匯。我們想表示“一份好工作”“一個(gè)好結(jié)果”時(shí),除了可以用最常見(jiàn)的 good 外,還可以用 desirable,比如“a desirable job/outcome”。
每年要過(guò)年的時(shí)候,許多東北人都會(huì)去海南省避冬,我就可以說(shuō):
Hainan is a desirable place for many northeasterners to visit during the winter months.
美國(guó)暢銷(xiāo)書(shū)作者馬爾科姆?格拉德威爾在 David and Goliath 中提到過(guò)一個(gè)概念,叫“desirable difficulty”,有些困難和障礙其實(shí)是可以幫助我們成長(zhǎng)的,正如孟子所說(shuō):“天將降大任于斯人也,必先苦其心志,餓其體膚……”我們可以總結(jié)書(shū)中的話(huà)來(lái)解釋這個(gè)概念,比如:
The idea of “desirable difficulty” suggests that not all difficulties are negative. Some difficulties turn out to be desirable.
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》在 2018 圣誕特刊中就有這樣一段話(huà)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 在這里意思相近,都可以理解為“理想的”,可以放在一起記憶。
3. 怎樣學(xué)會(huì)使用這個(gè)詞?
1)使用《牛津英語(yǔ)搭配詞典》查“desirable”,了解它作為形容詞時(shí)的常用搭配。
a. [搭配]VERBS
be, seem 理想;看上去合意
become 變得合意
consider sth, deem sth, feel sth, regard/see/ view sth as, think sth 認(rèn)為理想;感覺(jué)合意;認(rèn)為合意:
A new direction was felt desirable for both parties.?當(dāng)時(shí)雙方都希望有一個(gè)新方向。This kind of work is seen as desirable.?人們認(rèn)為這種工作很理想。
b. [搭配]ADV.eminently, extremely, highly, very?
特別理想;特別合意;非常合意;非常理想:
Experience of computers is highly desirable.?最好是有使用計(jì)算機(jī)的經(jīng)驗(yàn)。
wholly 完全合意
clearly, obviously 明顯合意;顯然稱(chēng)心:
It is clearly desirable that domestic and European law should be compatible.?很明顯,國(guó)內(nèi)法律與歐洲法律不互相排斥是最理想的。
inherently 本質(zhì)上令人滿(mǎn)意
theoretically, economically, morally, politically, socially 理論上可??;經(jīng)濟(jì)上理想;非常合乎道德;政治上有利;社交方面得體
2)翻譯下面的句子:
這個(gè)解決方案理論上來(lái)說(shuō)非??扇?,不過(guò)實(shí)際操作起來(lái)困難重重。
(參考翻譯:The solution is highly desirable in theory but problematic in reality.)
3)結(jié)合自己的生活、學(xué)習(xí)、工作、興趣等,想象在什么語(yǔ)境下會(huì)用到這個(gè)表達(dá)。先簡(jiǎn)要描述這個(gè)場(chǎng)景,再造句。
場(chǎng)景1 :對(duì)于很多女性而言,在學(xué)校里教書(shū),是一份理想的工作。
造句: Teaching at school is seen as desirable job for many females.?
場(chǎng)景2:最好是英語(yǔ)很好。
造句:A fluent command of English is highly desirable.?
場(chǎng)景3:我既可以賺錢(qián),又可以實(shí)現(xiàn)夢(mèng)想,這是最理想的。
造句:It's clearly desirable that I can make money and also make my dream come true.?