Day83-hesitant

1. 这是个什么词?

词:hesitant

英英释义:uncertain about what to do or say because you are nervous or unwilling

例句:In the past year many were hesitant about whether it was a good time to buy property.

2. 为什么选这个词?

“hesitant”是形容词,来自动词形式 hesitate,意思是“犹豫不决的”,学会 hesitant 可以增强表达的多样性。当我们想表达一个人或一个组织不确定是否应该做某事的时候,除了用 not sure about 外,还可以使用 hesitant。

一般来说,hesitant 的用法有两种:hesitant about (doing) something 和 hesitant to do something。

在过去一年很多人都在犹豫要不要投资房市,就可以说:

In the past year many were hesitant about whether it was a good time to buy property.

In 2018 many were hesitant to get into the housing market.

一家公司的公关部门不确定要不要发表声明,就可以说:

The PR division of the company is hesitant about whether to issue a statement or not.

美国不确定下一步在朝鲜问题上该怎么办,我们就可以说:

The US is hesitant about its next move in the North Korea issue.

《经济学人》在一篇关于疫苗接种的文章中有这么一句:

Worse, recent research from several European countries shows that many doctors and nurses have also become hesitant about vaccines, for the same reasons as their patients.

3. 怎样学会使用这个词?

1)翻译下面的句子:

快过年了,不少人在纠结要不要换一份工作。

(参考翻译:As the Spring Festival approaches, many working professionals are hesitant about job change.)

2)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: The couple is hesitant to buy house or car.

场景:

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