江西成考高起点英语复习同义词解析二(3)

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发布日期
2017年04月19日

摘要:  elevate 一般具有lift和raise的含义,但elevate 常用于抽象概念的提高,如“提高文学鉴赏力”,“提高情操”等   Good reading elerates the mind.   读好书可以提高情操。   hoist 尤指“以机械提升重物”   The cargo was soon hoisted into the ship.   贷物很快就被吊进船舱。   change,alter,vary,modify这组动词的一般含义是“改变”或“变化”。   change 是通用

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:

  “To make a fortune some assistance from fate is essential. Ability alone is insufficient”

  (Ihara Saikaku)。

  “要致富,光靠能力是不够的,还得看机遇” (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:

  “Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired” (Plautus)。

  “智慧的获得是依靠才能而不是年龄” (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:

  “There is no substitute for talent. Indust