广东成考英语复习同义词解析(2)
remain stay
都指ldquo;继续停留rdquo;或ldquo;继续保持某种状态、关系或行动。rdquo;
remain 常可与stay 互换,但它强调ldquo;继续停留于一处或保持原状态、情况性质而不改变rdquo;,如:
This place remains cool all summer.
这个地方整个夏天都凉爽。
stay强调ldquo;某人[物]继续留在原地而不离开rdquo;,如:
He stayed to see the end of the game.
他一直呆到比赛结束
ability,capacity,faculty,talent,skill,competence,aptitude
These nouns denote the qualities in a person that permit or facilitate achievement or accomplishment.
这些名词都表示某人具有取得进步或成功的素质。
Ability is the power,mental or physical,to do something:
Ability 是指智力或体力上具有做某事的能力:
ldquo;To make a fortune some assistance from fate is essential. Ability alone is insufficientrdquo;
(Ihara Saikaku)。
ldquo;要致富,光靠能力是不够的,还得看机遇rdquo; (伊哈拉。塞科古)。
Capacity refers to an innate potential for growth,development,or accomplishment:
Capacity 指天赋的,如生长、发展或成功的潜力:
ldquo;Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquiredrdquo; (Plautus)。
ldquo;智慧的获得是依靠才能而不是年龄rdquo; (普洛提斯)。
Faculty denotes an inherent power or ability:
Faculty 指内在的力量或能力:
An unerring faculty for detecting hypocrisy is one of her most useful attributes.
能无误地看出伪善的能力是她身上最有用的特征之一。
Talent emphasizes inborn ability,especially in the arts:
Talent 强调天生的才能,尤其是在艺术方面:
ldquo;There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all the virtues are of no availrdquo;
(Aldous Huxley)。
ldquo;勤奋及其他的品质都不能弥补天分的不足rdquo; (阿尔多斯。赫胥黎)。
Skill stresses ability that is acquired or developed through experience:
Skill 强调由经验而获得或发展的能力:
ldquo;The intellect,character and skill possessed by any man are the product of certain original tendencies and the training which they have receivedrdquo;
(Edward L. Thorndike)。
ldquo;任何人的知识、性格和能力都是由起初的兴趣加上后来接受的训练而得到的。rdquo;(爱德华L.桑戴克)。
Competence suggests the ability to do something satisfactorily but not necessarily outstandingly well:
Competence 指能做到使人满意但并不一定特别出众的能力:
The concerto was performed by a violinist of unquestioned competence but limited imagination.
小提琴家所演奏的协奏曲毫无疑问是出色的,但是缺乏想像力。
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