2019-01-01

D1  desirable  20190101

1）使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“desirable”，了解它作为形容词时的常用搭配。 

to be wished for 想望

①、[搭配] VERBS. 

be, seem 理想；看上去合意

become 变得合意

consider sth, deem sth, feel sth, regard/see/ view sth as, think sth 认为理想；感觉合意；

认为合意：A new direction was felt desirable for both parties. 

当时双方都希望有一个新方向。

This kind of work is seen as desirable.

人们认为这种工作很理想。

②、[搭配] ADV.

eminently, extremely, highly, very 特别理想；特别合意；非常合意；非常理想

Experience of computers is highly desirable.

最好是有使用计算机的经验。

wholly 完全合意

clearly, obviously 明显合意；

显然称心：It is clearly desirable that domestic and European law should be compatible.

 很明显，国内法律与欧洲法律不互相排斥是最理想的。

inherently 本质上令人满意

theoretically, economically, morally, politically, socially 理论上可取；经济上理想；非常合乎道德；政治上有利；社交方面得体

2）翻译下面的句子： 

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。 

The solution is highly desirable in theory but problematic in reality.

（参考翻译： The solution is highly desirable in theory but problematic in reality.） 

3）结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等，想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景，再造句。 

例子： 

New research shows that the majority of people using dating websites chase potential partners who are significantly more desirable than themselves.

4）desirable & desirous

desirable 和desirous 不同，desirable是“值得想望的”，desirous 是“想望的”。

例如：When I told him I was desirous of going to the seaside, he said it was not desirable in that cold weather. （当我告诉他我想要到海边去的时候，他说在那么冷的天气里去是不值得的。）