- 這是什么詞?
詞:bearable
英英釋義:If an unpleasant situation is bearable, you can accept or deal with it
例句:Love makes life more bearable.
- 為什么選這個詞?
“bearable”是動詞“bear”的形容詞形式笛洛,意思是“可忍受的”禁熏,我們在口語和寫作中都能用上它屈嗤。比如想表達(dá)“人生不易偶宫,還好我們有愛情”這層意思侈贷,我們就可以說:
Love makes life more bearable.
我們想說某個人物谐檀、情況雖然不盡人意抡谐,但是還尚可,就可以用到 bearable桐猬。冬天很冷麦撵,不過和朋友一起吃頓火鍋可以讓冬天覺得好過一些,這時我們就可以說:
Having hot pot with friends makes the harsh winter more bearable, if not enjoyable.
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》在一篇討論自殺的文章中也用到了 bearable:
As people move to cities and the grip of tradition loosens, women have more choice about whom they marry or live with, making life more bearable.
這段話大概是說课幕,女性對婚戀有了更多選擇厦坛,這使得她們的生活還過得去。
在一篇討論異地婚姻的文章中也用到了 bearable:
Technological change has made living separate lives more bearable, and has thus probably contributed to long-distance marriage becoming more common.
當(dāng)我們想表示“科技讓異地戀不再那么難熬”時乍惊,就可以套用這個句型說成:
Technology has made long-distance relationships more bearable.
bearable 的反義詞是“unbearable”也很常見杜秸,比如米蘭昆德拉的小說《不能承受的生命之輕》的英文名字就是 The Unbearable Lightness of Being。
- 怎樣學(xué)會使用這個詞润绎?
1)使用《牛津英語搭配詞典》查“bearable”撬碟,了解它作為形容詞時的常用搭配。
2)翻譯下面的句子:
幽默讓痛苦不再那么難熬莉撇。
Humor makes pain more bearable.
(參考翻譯:Humor can make pain more bearable. 或者 Humor makes the unbearable bearable.)
3)結(jié)合自己的生活呢蛤、學(xué)習(xí)、工作棍郎、興趣等其障,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涂佃,再造句励翼。 例子: 場景 :
The workload this year is overwhelming, but the salary makes it bearable at the moment.