詞:ground
英英釋義:a reason for what you say or do, or for being allowed to say or do something
例句:Gene editing has drawn widespread public criticism on ethical grounds.
2. 為什么選這個詞?
“ground”作名詞有很多意思,除了最常見的“地面”外允趟,它也常被用于表示“理由”“根據(jù)”霍狰。掌握了 ground 的這個用法叫乌,我們就可以在很多場景下皮官,用它替換 reason毅贮,because 等间驮,讓表達(dá)具有多樣性。
ground 表示“理由”時铛碑,一定要注意:它一般都會以復(fù)數(shù)形式 grounds 出現(xiàn)狠裹。
我們常說的“實錘”(即“確鑿的證據(jù)”)就可以用到 ground。比如一位女性指控他人性騷擾亚茬,如果有確鑿的證據(jù)的話酪耳,我們就可以說:
She has valid grounds for accusing him of sexual harassment.
“基因編輯嬰兒”曝光后引來了許多爭議,許多人從倫理層面批評這個項目刹缝。我們可以用英文說成:
Gene editing has drawn widespread public criticism on ethical grounds.
ground 常和介詞 on 搭配構(gòu)成短語 on the grounds of/that碗暗, 表示“因為…的理由”“以…為根據(jù)”。我們在論證說理時就可以用到它梢夯,如果你準(zhǔn)備考雅思和托福言疗,一定要掌握它。
《經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)人》在介紹西湖大學(xué)時颂砸,提到現(xiàn)任校長施一公的教學(xué)理念時就用到了 on the grounds that:
Mr Shi believes that if elite universities select students on the grounds not just of their test scores, but also of their intellectual maturity and social responsibility, this will influence the way pupils are taught at school, and change the way they think.
3. 怎樣學(xué)會使用這個詞噪奄?
1)使用《牛津英語搭配詞典》查“ground”,了解它作為名詞表示“理由”時的常用搭配人乓。
2)翻譯下面的句子:
因為英語不夠好勤篮,他拒絕了邀請。
(參考翻譯:He turned down the invitation on the grounds that his English was not good enough. 或者 On the grounds of inadequate English, he declined the invitation. )
3)結(jié)合自己的生活色罚、學(xué)習(xí)碰缔、工作、興趣等戳护,想象在什么語境下會用到這個表達(dá)金抡。先簡要描述這個場景瀑焦,再造句。
例子: He was arrested? on sufficient grounds of drug trafficking.
場景 :