- 這是什么詞?
詞:synonymous
英英釋義:alike in meaning or significance
例句:Las Vegas is synonymous with gambling.
- 為什么選這個詞?
我們之前學(xué)過名詞“synonym”,今天我們要學(xué)習(xí)它的形容詞形式“synonymous”。synonymous 的意思是“同義的”,常被用來表示“等同于…的”。
我們常用 A is synonymous with B 的句式表達(dá)“A 是 B 的代名詞”“一說起 A,人們就會想到 B”。比如一說到拉斯維加斯,人們可能首先會想到賭博,這時我們就可以說:
Las Vegas is synonymous with gambling.
或者:
Las Vegas and gambling are synonymous (with each other).
我們在學(xué)“synonym”時有這樣一個例句:
Wang Sicong has been a synonym/byword for “fuerdai”?, the rich second generation.
這個句子也可以用 synonymous 來改寫成:
Wang Sicong’s name has been synonymous with “fuerdai”, the rich second generation.
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》在一篇討論“孤獨(dú)”的文章中也用到了 synonymous:
Loneliness is not synonymous with social isolation (how often a person meets or speaks to friends and family) or with solitude (which implies a choice to be alone).
3. 怎樣學(xué)會使用這個詞?
1)復(fù)習(xí)“synonym”的用法;使用《牛津英語搭配詞典》查“synonymous”,了解它作為形容詞時的常用搭配。
2)翻譯下面的句子:
說到圣誕節(jié),人們常常會想到充滿節(jié)日氛圍的裝飾、禮物和圣誕老人。
Christmas has always been synonymous with festival decorations, gifts and Santa Clause.
(參考翻譯:Christmas has always been synonymous with festive decorations, gifts, and Santa Claus.)
3)結(jié)合自己的生活、學(xué)習(xí)、工作、興趣等,想象在什么語境下會用到這個表達(dá)。先簡要描述這個場景,再造句。
Turning Thirty isn't necessarily synonymous with middle-aged oily woman. On the contrary, being thirty is an indicator of elegance and mature.