字典解释
desirable是desire的形容词形式,意思为“值得拥有的,理想的”,是一个口语和写作中都会用到的高频词汇。我们表示“一份好工作,一个好结果”的时候,还可以用desirable来表示。比如:a desirable/decent job
例句
每年过年的时候,许多东北人都会去东北过冬
Hainan is desirable place for many northeasterners to visit during the winter months.
美国畅销书作者马尔科姆•格拉德威尔在 David and Goliath 中提到过一个概念,叫“desirable difficulty”,有些困难和障碍其实是可以帮助我们成长的,正如孟子所说:“天将降大任于斯人也,必先苦其心志,饿其体肤……”我们可以总结书中的话来解释这个概念,比如:
The idea of “desirable difficulty” suggests that not all difficulties are negative. Some difficulties turn out to be desirable.
The mainstream view is that desirable men are gao-fu-shuai-tall, rich and handsome. And the ideal woman is bai-fu-mei-pale-skinned, rich and beautiful.
这里有一组同义替换,ideal和desirabl。
牛津搭配词典给出的常见搭配如下:
练习:
这个解决方案理论上来说非常可取,不过实际操作起来困难重重。
This situation is seen as theoretically desirable, but in fact it is pretty hard.
参考翻译:
The solution is highly desirable in theory but problematic in reality.
场景:Sth is desirable可以与well worth doing sth进行同义替换,在形容一些景区的风景是值得游览的,或者形容求职者想找到一份得体的工作可以用到这个单词。
造句:The cultural attractions are highly desirable.
Many young people migrate to cities in order to find a desirable job.
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