每日一词 70 | apt
每日一词
2018.12.21
1. 这是什么词?
词:apt
英英释义:suitable or right for a particular situation
例句:Eighty-two years after his death, Lu Xun’s words remain apt.
2. 为什么选这个词?
“apt”是个形容词,意思是“恰当的” “贴切的”,常常可以用来完美替换 appropriate, suitable, fitting 等词。由于 apt 只有 3 个字母,是个单音节词,在有些情况下使用它会让表达显得更简洁干练。
鲁迅先生已经去世 82 年了,依然有很多人引用他的话来描述当今社会的一些状况。我们可以评价说:
Eighty-two years after his death, Lu Xun’s words remain apt.
apt 经常用来形容名词 comment/description/comparison 等,是适合用来发英文朋友圈的一个好词。当我们遇到恰如其分的点评或描述时就可以用到它,比如:
So apt!(太恰当了!)
What an apt caption!(配图文字太贴切了!)
An apt description of XX. (对 XX 的描述恰如其分。)
Never has a title been more apt. (标题非常贴切。)
这个短小精悍的小词也常可以在《经济学人》中遇到,比如:
Well begun, half done. That proverb, ascribed to Aristotle, seems an apt description of the art market—at least it is if a study of artistic careers, published this week in Science, is to be believed.
另外要注意,apt 的副词形式 aptly 也很常见,比如想说一个标题/名字起的好,就可以说“XX is aptly titled/named”。
3. 怎样学会使用这个词?
1)翻译下面的句子:
选择送花很少出错。
Fower is an apt gift and seldom wrong.
(参考翻译:Flowers are an apt gift for nearly any occasion.)
2.He word is aptly suited for most occasions.
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