2017年成人高考專升本《英語》同義詞辨析(4)

字號(hào):

remain stay
    都指“繼續(xù)停留”或“繼續(xù)保持某種狀態(tài)、關(guān)系或行動(dòng)?!?BR>    remain ??膳cstay 互換,但它強(qiáng)調(diào)“繼續(xù)停留于一處或保持原狀態(tài)、情況性質(zhì)而不改變”,如:
    This place remains cool all summer.
    這個(gè)地方整個(gè)夏天都涼爽。
    stay強(qiáng)調(diào)“某人物繼續(xù)留在原地而不離開”,如:
    He stayed to see the end of the game.
    他一直呆到比賽結(jié)束。
    ability capacity faculty talent skill competence aptitude
    These nouns denote the qualities in a person that permit or facilitate achievement or accomplishment.
    這些名詞都表示某人具有取得進(jìn)步或成功的素質(zhì)。
    Ability is the power,mental or physical,to do something:
    Ability 是指智力或體力上具有做某事的能力:
    “To make a fortune some assistance from fate is essential. Ability alone is insufficient” (Ihara Saikaku)。
    “要致富,光靠能力是不夠的,還得看機(jī)遇”(伊哈拉。塞科古)。
    Capacity refers to an innate potential for growth,development,or accomplishment:
    Capacity 指天賦的,如生長(zhǎng)、發(fā)展或成功的潛力:
    “Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired” (Plautus)。
    “智慧的獲得是依靠才能而不是年齡”(普洛提斯)。
    Faculty denotes an inherent power or ability:
    Faculty 指內(nèi)在的力量或能力:
    An unerring faculty for detecting hypocrisy is one of her most useful attributes.
    能無誤地看出偽善的能力是她身上最有用的特征之一。
    Talent emphasizes inborn ability,especially in the arts:
    Talent 強(qiáng)調(diào)天生的才能,尤其是在藝術(shù)方面:
    “There is no substitute for talent. Industry and all the virtues are of no avail” (Aldous Huxley)。
    “勤奮及其他的品質(zhì)都不能彌補(bǔ)天分的不足”(阿爾多斯。赫胥黎)。
    Skill stresses ability that is acquired or developed through experience:
    Skill 強(qiáng)調(diào)由經(jīng)驗(yàn)而獲得或發(fā)展的能力:
    “The intellect,character and skill possessed by any man are the product of certain original tendencies and the training which they have received” (Edward L. Thorndike)。
    “任何人的知識(shí)、性格和能力都是由起初的興趣加上后來接受的訓(xùn)練而得到的?!?愛德華L.桑戴克)。
    Competence suggests the ability to do something satisfactorily but not necessarily outstandingly well:
    Competence 指能做到使人滿意但并不一定特別出眾的能力:
    The concerto was performed by a violinist of unquestioned competence but limited imagination.
    小提琴家所演奏的協(xié)奏曲毫無疑問是出色的,但是缺乏想像力。
    Aptitude implies inherent capacity for learning,understanding,or performing:
    Aptitude 暗指內(nèi)在的學(xué)習(xí)、理解和表演的才能:
    Even as a child he showed an unusual aptitude for mathematics.
    甚至孩童時(shí)他就顯露出非同一般的數(shù)學(xué)才能。