1. 這是什么詞萍肆?
詞:prowess
英英釋義:great ability or skill
例句:Zhuge Liang was widely acclaimed for his intellectual and military prowess.
2. 為什么選這個(gè)詞?
“prowess”是個(gè)不可數(shù)名詞挪圾,意思是“高超的技藝” “深厚的造詣”,當(dāng)我們想表達(dá)某人擅長某事時(shí)就可以用到它锣险。
比如我們常戲稱俄羅斯是“戰(zhàn)斗民族”伐憾,很大程度上是因?yàn)槎砹_斯人以英勇善戰(zhàn)而著名。這時(shí)除了用“be good at”表達(dá)這個(gè)意思肺蔚,我們還可以說:
The Russians are famed for their prowess in battle. (“their prowess in battle”就是指“在戰(zhàn)斗這一方面很厲害”)
prowess 也經(jīng)常和形容詞搭配使用,表示在某一方面有杰出的才能儡羔,比如“語言天賦”就可以說成“l(fā)anguage/linguistic prowess”,“善于講價(jià)”就可以用到“bargaining prowess”璧诵。
諸葛亮以智力汰蜘、軍事才能超群而聞名,我們就可以說:
Zhuge Liang was widely acclaimed for his intellectual and military prowess.(“intellectual and military prowess”就表示“在智力和軍事上有杰出的才能”)
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》中也經(jīng)常用到 prowess之宿,比如在提到中國的南通市時(shí)寫到:
Nantong, a city about 150km north of Shanghai, demonstrates both China's prowess in infrastructure and what seems to be a newfound restraint.
提到丘吉爾時(shí)寫到:
Over-confident of his prowess as a strategist, he made serious mistakes during the second world war, too.
3. 怎樣學(xué)會(huì)使用這個(gè)詞族操?
1)使用《牛津英語搭配詞典》查“prowess”;
2)翻譯下面的句子:
他是個(gè)讓人羨慕的學(xué)霸。
(參考翻譯:His academic/exam-acing prowess is the envy of his peers. 或者 He is the envy of his cohorts by demonstrating his prowess in exams.)
3)結(jié)合自己的生活色难、學(xué)習(xí)泼舱、工作、興趣等枷莉,想象在什么語境下會(huì)用到這個(gè)表達(dá)娇昙。先簡要描述這個(gè)場(chǎng)景,再造句笤妙。
例子:
場(chǎng)景 :
1Aware of his prowess in writing , Xun Lu changed his profession to become a writer.
2 His gloriaous sale achievements demonstrates his? prowess with marketing.