prowess

作者: 岁月静好_现象英语 | 来源:发表于2019-04-02 23:59 被阅读0次

    1. 这是什么词?

    词:prowess

    英英释义:great ability or skill

    例句:Zhuge Liang was widely acclaimed for his intellectual and military prowess.

    2. 为什么选这个词?

    “prowess”是个不可数名词,意思是“高超的技艺” “深厚的造诣”,当我们想表达某人擅长某事时就可以用到它。

    比如我们常戏称俄罗斯是“战斗民族”,很大程度上是因为俄罗斯人以英勇善战而著名。这时除了用“be good at”表达这个意思,我们还可以说:

    The Russians are famed for their prowess in battle. (“their prowess in battle”就是指“在战斗这一方面很厉害”)

    prowess 也经常和形容词搭配使用,表示在某一方面有杰出的才能,比如“语言天赋”就可以说成“language/linguistic prowess”,“善于讲价”就可以用到“bargaining prowess”。

    诸葛亮以智力、军事才能超群而闻名,我们就可以说:

    Zhuge Liang was widely acclaimed for his intellectual and military prowess.(“intellectual and military prowess”就表示“在智力和军事上有杰出的才能”)

    《经济学人》中也经常用到 prowess,比如在提到中国的南通市时写到:

    Nantong, a city about 150km north of Shanghai, demonstrates both China's prowess in infrastructure and what seems to be a newfound restraint.

    提到丘吉尔时写到:

    Over-confident of his prowess as a strategist, he made serious mistakes during the second world war, too.

    3. 怎样学会使用这个词?

    1)使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“prowess”;

    2)翻译下面的句子:

    他是个让人羡慕的学霸。

    (参考翻译: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)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: 中国的经济实力让美国眼红!

    场景 : Chinese economic prowess is the envy of the Unite State .

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