2019-04-02 137 prowess


词:prowess

英英释义:great ability or skill

例句:Zhuge Liang was widely acclaimed for his intellectual and military prowess. 2. 为什么选这个词?

 “prowess”是个不可数名词,意思是“高超的技艺” “深厚的造诣”,当我们想表达某人擅长某事时就可以用到它。

 比如我们常戏称俄罗斯是“战斗民族”,很大程度上是因为俄罗斯人以英勇善战而著名。这时除了用“be good at”表达这个意思,我们还可以说:

 The Russians are famed for their prowess in battle. (“their prowess in battle”就是指“在战斗这一方面很厉害”)

 prowess 也经常和形容词搭配使用,表示在某一方面有杰出的才能,比如“语言天赋”就可以说成“language/linguistic prowess”,“善于讲价”就可以用到“bargaining prowess”。 诸葛亮以智力、军事才能超群而闻名,我们就可以说:

 Zhuge Liang was widely acclaimed for his intellectual and military prowess.(“intellectual and military prowess”就表示“在智力和军事上有杰出的才能”)

《经济学人》中也经常用到 prowess,比如在提到中国的南通市时写到: Nantong, a city about 150km north of Shanghai, demonstrates both China's prowess in infrastructure and what seems to be a newfound restraint.

提到丘吉尔时写到: Over-confident of his prowess as a strategist, he made serious mistakes during the second world war, too.

3. 怎样学会使用这个词?

1)使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查“prowess”;

 2)翻译下面的句子: 他是个让人羡慕的学霸。

(参考翻译:His academic/exam-acing prowess is the envy of his peers.

或者 He is the envy of his cohorts by demonstrating his prowess in exams.)

 3)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: 场景 :

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