


大家都知道
Down是下
Earth是地球
那你知道
“Down-to-earth”
是什么意思吗?

“Down-to-earth”是什么意思?
其实,“Down-to-earth”从字面意思也很容易理解,
就是指:实际的;现实的;脚踏实地,
非常简单但很实用的单词。
A down-to-earth view of marriage 现实的婚姻观
例句:
Gloria is probably the most down-to-earth person I've ever met.
格洛丽亚可能是我见过的最脚踏实地的人。
The book is a friendly, down-to-earth introduction to physics.
这是一本简明、实用的物理学入门书。

“实际的”,“务实的” 还有其他的英文表达:
pragmatic 讲究实际的,重实效的;实用主义的
In business, the pragmatic approach to problems is often more successful than an idealistic one.
在商业活动中,解决问题用实际的方法往往比空想更有成效。

realistic 现实的;实事求是的;务实的
Let's be realistic (about this) - I just can't afford to pay that much money.
(在这一点上)我们还是现实一点吧——我根本就付不起那么一大笔钱。
It isn't realistic to expect people to work for so little money.
给那么点报酬还指望人们干这个工作,这是不现实的。

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