1. 這是個(gè)什么詞凄鼻？
詞：laggard
英英釋義：a person who makes slow progress and falls behind others
例句：This cut-off contest is not for losers and laggards.
2. 為什么選這個(gè)詞？
“l(fā)aggard”是可數(shù)名詞缕溉，意思是“落后者”，從動(dòng)詞 lag（落后）衍生而來。這個(gè)詞是《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》的陈客，可以指一個(gè)人酗钞、一家公司腹忽、一支球隊(duì)、一個(gè)國家砚作。來看幾個(gè)例句窘奏。
這項(xiàng)比賽競(jìng)爭(zhēng)激烈，不適合失敗者和落后者葫录，就可以說：
This cut-off contest is not for losers and? laggards.
中國男足一直落后蔼夜，讓很多國人覺得非常尷尬，我們就可以說：
The Chinese national football team has long been a laggard, an embarrassment to many Chinese.
來看看《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》文章中用到的幾處 laggard：
a) Britain’s economy has gone from a leader to a laggard internationally, as GDP growth has slowed sharply.
想表達(dá)“從領(lǐng)頭羊變成了落后者”就可以直接用“go from a leader to a laggard”這一表達(dá)压昼。
b) Indeed, half a millennium ago Europe might justly have been considered a laggard.
c) On its current path, the country will remain a growth laggard.
這句中求冷，注意 growth 雖然是名詞，但也可以用來修飾 laggard窍霞。這個(gè)用法在有的字典中查不到匠题，不過在地道英文中還是可以看到的。我們?cè)陂喿x中可以多注意積累類似的名詞作修飾語的用法但金。
3. 怎樣學(xué)會(huì)使用這個(gè)詞韭山？
1）翻譯下面的句子：
這個(gè)國家的經(jīng)濟(jì)一度落后，不過現(xiàn)在已經(jīng)開始迎頭趕上了。
The economy of this country was a laggard once ,? but now it has caught up.
造句
Absorbed in video games, this boy's academic performance goes from a leader to a laggard.
Once a laggard, the economy of this country is starting to catch up. 或 Long a laggard, this country's economy is beginning to pick up.）
