supple 英 式和美 式TOEFL SAT TEM8 GRE
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Intel wants much more than fitter, more supple personal computers.
英特爾想要的不僅僅是更合適、更靈活的個人電腦。
——《經濟學人》
Some forms of disorder — like a financial crisis — send voters for the calm supple thinker.
某些形式的混亂——比如一場金融危機——會讓選民支持頭腦冷靜而不失靈活的思考者。
——《紐約時報》
基本釋義
[adjective] bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible
[形容詞] 輕松優雅地彎曲和移動的;靈活的
深入解讀
Supple 一詞源自拉丁語 supplex (彎腰、跪下;謙卑地乞求、懇求、跪求),14世紀進入英語后開始用來表示“柔軟的”,發展到現在既可以形容人的身體“柔軟的、靈活的、柔韌性好的”,強調肌肉和關節十分柔韌并且姿勢或動作變化時快速平穩,比如:
我希望在運動成績方面趕上我姐姐。但我身體的柔韌性不夠好,站著的時候雙手無法觸到地面。
I hope to emulate my sister's sporting achievements. But I'm not supple enough to touch the floor.
也可以用來形容物體、材料等“柔軟的、柔韌的、易彎曲的”,強調易于彎曲、扭曲或折疊,且不會造成損傷,以及用來形容來聲音、味道等“流暢渾厚的、醇滑的”,比如:
該皮革柔軟而結實,足以用上數年。但要小心別讓鐵絲網鉤破它。
The leather is supple and sturdy enough to last for years. But be careful not to snag it on the barbed wire.
該葡萄酒味道不濃不淡,口感醇滑。想喝一杯嗎?
The wine has a medium-bodied, supple flavour. Fancy a drink?
到了17世紀后, supple 從柔軟易彎曲這個概念開始引申喻指“靈活的、適應性強的、易相處的”,強調能夠快速成功地改變以適應不同的環境或條件,比如:
她已經證明了自己頭腦很靈活。她知道如何避免說出任何會進一步牽連她的事情。
She has shown that she has a supple mind. She knows how to avoid saying anything that would implicate her further.
結果已經證明這項貨幣政策上的微調徹底失敗了?,F在我們需要一個更加靈活的貨幣政策。
This slightest nuance of change in monetary policy has turned out to be an abject failure. Now we need a more supple monetary policy.
值得注意的是, supple 一詞與熟詞 supper (晚餐、宵夜)不僅形似,而且發音也比較相近,在聽說讀寫時要小心區別。
名著用例
But he scarcely heard Hermione: He had pulled out his Invisibility Cloak and was running it through his fingers, the cloth supple as water, light as air.
他幾乎沒有聽見赫敏的叫聲:他掏出隱形衣,讓它從指縫間流過,織物像水一樣軟,像空氣一樣輕。
出自英國作家J·K·羅琳的奇幻小說《哈利·波特》系列的第七本《哈利·波特與死亡圣器》(Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)。《哈利·波特與死亡圣器》是整個小說系列的終結篇,交代了所有重要人物的最終命運。
同近義詞
nimble: quick and light in movement or action; agile
lithe: (of a person or their body) moving or bending easily, in a way that is elegant
limber: (of a person or body part) lithe or supple
英特爾想要的不僅僅是更合適、更靈活的個人電腦。
——《經濟學人》
Some forms of disorder — like a financial crisis — send voters for the calm supple thinker.
某些形式的混亂——比如一場金融危機——會讓選民支持頭腦冷靜而不失靈活的思考者。
——《紐約時報》
基本釋義
[adjective] bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible
[形容詞] 輕松優雅地彎曲和移動的;靈活的
深入解讀
Supple 一詞源自拉丁語 supplex (彎腰、跪下;謙卑地乞求、懇求、跪求),14世紀進入英語后開始用來表示“柔軟的”,發展到現在既可以形容人的身體“柔軟的、靈活的、柔韌性好的”,強調肌肉和關節十分柔韌并且姿勢或動作變化時快速平穩,比如:
我希望在運動成績方面趕上我姐姐。但我身體的柔韌性不夠好,站著的時候雙手無法觸到地面。
I hope to emulate my sister's sporting achievements. But I'm not supple enough to touch the floor.
也可以用來形容物體、材料等“柔軟的、柔韌的、易彎曲的”,強調易于彎曲、扭曲或折疊,且不會造成損傷,以及用來形容來聲音、味道等“流暢渾厚的、醇滑的”,比如:
該皮革柔軟而結實,足以用上數年。但要小心別讓鐵絲網鉤破它。
The leather is supple and sturdy enough to last for years. But be careful not to snag it on the barbed wire.
該葡萄酒味道不濃不淡,口感醇滑。想喝一杯嗎?
The wine has a medium-bodied, supple flavour. Fancy a drink?
到了17世紀后, supple 從柔軟易彎曲這個概念開始引申喻指“靈活的、適應性強的、易相處的”,強調能夠快速成功地改變以適應不同的環境或條件,比如:
她已經證明了自己頭腦很靈活。她知道如何避免說出任何會進一步牽連她的事情。
She has shown that she has a supple mind. She knows how to avoid saying anything that would implicate her further.
結果已經證明這項貨幣政策上的微調徹底失敗了?,F在我們需要一個更加靈活的貨幣政策。
This slightest nuance of change in monetary policy has turned out to be an abject failure. Now we need a more supple monetary policy.
值得注意的是, supple 一詞與熟詞 supper (晚餐、宵夜)不僅形似,而且發音也比較相近,在聽說讀寫時要小心區別。
名著用例
But he scarcely heard Hermione: He had pulled out his Invisibility Cloak and was running it through his fingers, the cloth supple as water, light as air.
他幾乎沒有聽見赫敏的叫聲:他掏出隱形衣,讓它從指縫間流過,織物像水一樣軟,像空氣一樣輕。
出自英國作家J·K·羅琳的奇幻小說《哈利·波特》系列的第七本《哈利·波特與死亡圣器》(Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)。《哈利·波特與死亡圣器》是整個小說系列的終結篇,交代了所有重要人物的最終命運。
同近義詞
nimble: quick and light in movement or action; agile
lithe: (of a person or their body) moving or bending easily, in a way that is elegant
limber: (of a person or body part) lithe or supple