12.19【每日一词】synonymous

synonymous adj.

释义：alike in meaning or significance   

我们之前学过名词“synonym”，今天我们要学习它的形容词形式“synonymous”。synonymous 的意思是“同义的”，常被用来表示“等同于…的”。   

我们常用 A is synonymous with B 的句式表达“A 是 B 的代名词”“一说起 A，人们就会想到 B”。

例① 一说到拉斯维加斯，人们可能首先会想到赌博   

Las Vegas is synonymous with gambling.

或者：

Las Vegas and gambling are synonymous (with each other).   

例② 我们在学“synonym”时有这样一个例句：

Wang Sicong has been a synonym/byword for “fuerdai”�, the rich second generation.   

这个句子也可以用 synonymous 来改写成：   

Wang Sicong’s name has been synonymous with “fuerdai”, the rich second generation.   

例③ 《经济学人》在一篇讨论“孤独”的文章中也用到了 synonymous：   

Loneliness is not synonymous with social isolation (how often a person meets or speaks to friends and family) or with solitude (which implies a choice to be alone).       

1. 使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查 “synonymous”，了解它作为形容词时的常用搭配。 

become/ remain/ make sth synonymous with: His deeds had made his name synonymous with victory.

completely, exactly , almost, largely, more or less, roughly, virtually synonymous

2. 翻译: 说到圣诞节，人们常常会想到充满节日氛围的装饰、礼物和圣诞老人。

Speaking of Christmas, it has usually been synonymous with festive decorations, gifts and Santa Claus.

（参考翻译：Christmas has always been synonymous with festive decorations, gifts, and  Santa Claus.）

3. 造句练习

场景: 一提到春节，人们就想到家庭团聚，吃饺子，放鞭炮等让人感到快乐的事情。

造句: Chinese New Year has always been synonymous with many pleasant things,  like family reunion, eating dumplings and setting off firecrackers.