单词 | 人讨厌 |
释义 | 〔shocking〕Highly offensive; indecent or distasteful.令人厌恶的:非常让人讨厌的;粗鄙的或令人厌恶的〔nuisance〕Having to stand in line was a nuisance. The disruptive child was a nuisance to the class.不得不排队真讨厌。这个捣蛋的学生令全班人讨厌〔alternative〕Some traditionalists hold thatalternative should be used only in situations where the number of choices involved is exactly two, because of the word's historical relation to Latinalter, "the other of two.” H.W. Fowler, among others, has considered this restriction a fetish.The Usage Panel is evenly divided on the issue, with 49 percent accepting the sentenceOf the three alternatives, the first is the least distasteful. · Alternative is also sometimes used to refer to a variant or substitute in cases where there is no element of choice involved, as inWe will do our best to secure alternative employment for employees displaced by the closing of the factory. This sentence is unacceptable to 60 percent of the Usage Panel. ·Alternative should not be confused with alternate. Correct usage requiresThe class will meet on alternate (not alternative ) Tuesdays. 有些持传统观点的人认为alternative 只能严格地用在二者择一的情况下, 因为这个词来源于拉丁语alter ,意思是“二者中的另外一个”。 包括H.W.福勒的其他人认为这种限制是一种迷信。用法专题小组中持这两种意见的人各占一半,49%的人都接受这句话在三个选项中,第一个是最不让人讨厌的。 · Alternative 如果没有供选择的成分存在,其有时也指一个变体或替换的事物, 如我们将尽全力保证因工厂倒闭而离开岗位的雇员以某种方式就业。 语言用法专题小组中60%的人不接受这句话。Alternative 不能和 alternate混淆。 正确的用法要求全班每隔 (不是 alternative ) 星期二 见一次面。 〔tire〕 Weary, liketire, is applicable to diminution of strength or endurance but often carries a stronger implication of dissatisfaction,as that resulting from what is irksome or boring: Weary 和tire 一样,可以指力量或忍耐力的消退, 但通常带有一种很强的不满的含义,如由于让人讨厌或厌烦的事所导致: |
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