1. 這是什么詞饥漫?
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)詞峭弟?
“prowess”是個(gè)不可數(shù)名詞妹蔽,意思是“高超的技藝” “深厚的造詣”盯仪,當(dāng)我們想表達(dá)某人擅長(zhǎng)某事時(shí)就可以用到它。
比如我們常戲稱(chēng)俄羅斯是“戰(zhàn)斗民族”燕垃,很大程度上是因?yàn)槎砹_斯人以英勇善戰(zhàn)而著名箭券。這時(shí)除了用“be good at”表達(dá)這個(gè)意思茂腥,我們還可以說(shuō):
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切省,比如“語(yǔ)言天賦”就可以說(shuō)成“l(fā)anguage/linguistic prowess”最岗,“善于講價(jià)”就可以用到“bargaining prowess”。
諸葛亮以智力朝捆、軍事才能超群而聞名般渡,我們就可以說(shuō):
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,比如在提到中國(guó)的南通市時(shí)寫(xiě)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(xiě)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)詞芙盘?
1)使用《牛津英語(yǔ)搭配詞典》查“prowess”驯用;
2)翻譯下面的句子:
他是個(gè)讓人羨慕的學(xué)霸。
His exam-acing prowess is the envy of his peers.
(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)合自己的生活儒老、學(xué)習(xí)蝴乔、工作、興趣等驮樊,想象在什么語(yǔ)境下會(huì)用到這個(gè)表達(dá)薇正。先簡(jiǎn)要描述這個(gè)場(chǎng)景,再造句囚衔。
例子: 美國(guó)隊(duì)長(zhǎng)以?xún)?yōu)異的體能而聞名挖腰。
場(chǎng)景 : Captain America is widely acclaimed for his physical prowess.