12.11【每日一词】educated

educated adj.

释义:having been well taught

例句:The Economist correspondents and editors are highly educated thinkers and writers.

“educated”是形容词,意思是“受过教育的、有教养的、对......熟知的”。相比它的名词形式 education, 形容词 educated 更加灵活,使用的场合更多,是一个容易被忽略的好词。先来看几个例句。

例① 《经济学人》记者和编辑往往毕业于英美名校,受过很好的教育,思考清晰,文笔出彩,我们就可以这样介绍他们:

The Economist correspondents and editors are highly educated thinkers and writers.

除了用 educated 形容某人接受过教育外,还可以用它来表示熟知、通晓某一方面的知识。几个月前去清华经管院听美国凯雷投资集团共同创始人、亿万富翁、慈善家 David Rubenstein 先生做分享,当他解释自己为什么把自己的财富投入到公民教育时,他说了这么一句话:

例② Americans are not particularly educated on their history.

这句话的意思其实就是:

Americans know very little about their history.

“educated”在这里就表示“熟知”,这个用法有新意,让人眼前一亮。

在写作时,我们经常会说“人们/大众应该......”,其实很多时候核心意思是人们缺乏某一方面的知识,应该弥补认知短板。这个时候我们就可以用 educated 了。来看两个例句:

例③ The public should be educated on the pros and cons of gene editing.

例④ In many parts of the country, people are not well educated on the dangers of HIV.


1. 翻译:人们在理财的时候,应该充分了解相关的风险。

People should be fully educated on the possible risks while conducting financial management.

(参考翻译:People should be fully educated about the dangers/risks associated with financial management.)


2. 造句练习

场景: 受教育和聪明是两回事。

造句:  Never confuse being educated with being smart.

(原引自2014年杜克大学老师诠释的受过教育的人应该具备的思维方式)


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