1. 這是什么詞愉舔?
詞:onset
英英釋義:the beginning of something, especially something bad
例句:Evidence shows that speaking a second language can help delay the onset of dementia.
2. 為什么選這個詞伦乔?
“onset”是個名詞,意思是“開始”黄琼,常忱旁可以用來完美替換常見的“beginning”鹊碍,是外刊中經(jīng)常出現(xiàn)的表達获三。onset 表示“開始”時,后面常接有負向含義的名詞梳凛,比如疾病耿币、經(jīng)濟蕭條、戰(zhàn)爭等韧拒。
比如戰(zhàn)爭開始后淹接,犯罪率激增,就可以說成:
Since the onset of the war, the crime rate has skyrocketed.
有證據(jù)表明叛溢,會說一門外語有助于推遲老年性癡呆(dementia)塑悼。我們就可以用 onset 造句:
Evidence shows that speaking a second language can help delay the onset of dementia.
最近的《經(jīng)濟學人》中也出現(xiàn)了 onset:
The study adds substantial weight to the evidence linking cannabis to the onset of psychosis.(“the onset of psychosis”指“精神疾病的開端”,這句話是說研究表明吸食大麻很有可能導致患上精神疾部簟)
3. 怎樣學會使用這個詞厢蒜?
1)翻譯下面的句子:
經(jīng)濟危機爆發(fā)后,投資面貌發(fā)生了巨大變化烹植。
(參考翻譯:The investment landscape has been changed tremendously since the onset of the financial crisis.)
2)結(jié)合自己的生活斑鸦、學習、工作草雕、興趣等巷屿,想象在什么語境下會用到這個表達。先簡要描述這個場景墩虹,再造句嘱巾。
例子:
場景 :
Evidence shows that doinging regular exercise can help delay the onset of dementia.
She lived a difficult life since the onset of divorce.