每日一词 75 | counterproductive

1. 这是个什么词?

词:counterproductive

英英释义:achieving the opposite result of the one that you want

例句:Discipling children is well-meaning and necessary, but being too strict with them may be counterproductive.

2. 为什么选这个词?

“counterproductive”是形容词,从它的构词(counter + productive)可以看得出它的意思是“产生相反效果的、事与愿违的、适得其反的”。它会常常修饰政策、策略、规则、措施等词。在写解决方法类的文章时可以用到这个词。

管教孩子本意是好的,也是必需的,但如果对孩子过分严格,不给他们任何自由和个人空间,结果可能会适得其反。这时候我们就可以说:

Disciplining children is well-meaning and necessary, but being too strict with them may be counterproductive.

有的人认为帮助弱势群体最好的办法是给予直接的经济援助,但这可能并不会产生理想的效果,最好的方法应该是通过公平的制度来实现。我们就可以说:

Giving money to the disadvantaged group seems to be a panacea, but in truth it can be troublingly counterproductive.

《经济学人》在一篇关于垃圾定价的文章中有这么一句:

Without carbon pricing, subsidies to renewables can be counterproductive.

也就是说可再生能源的补贴要想达到理想的预期,必须要有合理的碳定价才行。

3. 怎样学会使用这个词?

1)翻译下面的句子:

在努力省钱的同时靠信贷生活会适得其反。

(参考翻译: Living on credit while trying to save money is counterproductive.)

我的翻译:Living hard by credit while working to save money can be counterproductive.

2)造句:

As a middle school student,hard work  is necessary, but working  too  late every day may be counterproductive.

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