字典解釋

我們都熟悉“problem”是“問題”的意思,它的形容詞形式 problematic 其實(shí)也很常見。Problematic 的字面意思是“有問題的”,不過常??梢栽诓煌瑘?chǎng)景中靈活翻譯,比如“困難重重” “難以處理”,是一個(gè)我們熟悉但是想不起來用的小詞。
例句
在北京開車很容易會(huì)出現(xiàn)各種各樣的問題,比如交通堵塞,挺車等,這是可以用problematic
DIrving in Beijing can be quite problematic
對(duì)于語言學(xué)習(xí)者來說,最大的語言問題就是詞匯量不足。這時(shí)我們可以說:
Acquiring an adequate vocabulary has been highly problematic for most learners.
某個(gè)問題依然存在,我們除了用“remain a problem”外,還可以用remain problematic,比如共享出行仍然還有許多問題
Ride-sharing services remain problematic.
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》中也經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)problematic,比如在提到中國(guó)的人口政策時(shí),它說:
A population-planning document released last year acknowledged that the low birth rate was problematic.
在提到美國(guó)對(duì)科技公司的監(jiān)管時(shí)也用到problematic:
For firms with free products, such as Facebook and Google, such regulation could prove problematic.
翻譯練習(xí)
對(duì)中國(guó)學(xué)生來說,英語中的雙元音(diphthong)很難掌握。
For Chinese students, mastering diphthong remain problematic.
參考翻譯:
English diphthongs are particularly problematic for Chinese students to master.
例子:IELTS TEST12
In a high pressure work environment, such characteristics become problematic.