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在学习英语过程中,“满意”相关形容词的用法常常让人困扰,用错了可是会闹笑话的。下面就来详细讲讲。
形容词分类
有两种表示“满意”的形容词。一种是“satisfied” ,读起来发音是 /ˈsætɪsfaɪd/ ,它一般用来形容人。比如句子 “She's never satisfied with what she's got.” ,意思是她对自己的所得从不感到满足。另一种是 “satisfying” ,读音 /ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋ/ ,常用来形容事物。像 “I found wood carving satisfying.” ,就是说木雕能给人带来满足感。
形容人的用法
“satisfied” 在描述人的感受时很常见。比如 “I'm not satisfied. I don't give a shit if you're satisfied.” ,这里就直白地表达了说话者自己不满意,也不在乎别人满不满意的态度。再如 “They couldn't have been more satisfied with you.” ,充分体现出他们对对方极其满意。
形容事物的用法
“satisfying” 在形容事物时效果很好。像 “It was very satisfying. It was perhaps one of the most satisfying moments in a person's scientific career.” ,说明成果令人满意,可能是科研生涯中最满足的时刻之一。还有 “They wax on and on about how satisfying it is.” ,表明他们一直夸赞老年生活让人满足。
法律语境中的用法
在法律场景里,这两个词也有特定用法。 “But in law, if you are satisfied that a riot took place, you only need to be satisfied that the prisoner was involved, to find him guilty as a rioter.” ,根据法律,如果认定发生了骚乱,只需认定犯人参与其中,就要判他有罪。可以看出在严谨的法律语言里,准确使用这两个词很关键。
与需求相关用法
“satisfy” 的名词形式 “satisfaction” 也常出现在跟需求有关的句子里。 “And if you don't get it, you'll die.” 其实说的是需求得不到满足后果很严重。又如 “I'm not satisfied when it doesn't fix itself up again.” ,表达出因为事物不能自行修复而产生不满的情绪。
综合运用示例
在不同场景综合运用这两个词,能更准确传情达意。 “But of all those jobs, this has been the most satisfying.” 体现出在众多职业中,当下这份工作最令人满意。 “He was very satisfied and very confident.” 描述出他既满足又自信的状态。 “And I won't quit quite until we're all satisfied.” 则表明要达到大家都满意的结果才会罢休。
大家在学习英语时,有没有遇到过把 “satisfied” 和 “satisfying” 用混的情况呀?