supple 英 式和美 式TOEFL SAT TEM8 GRE
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Intel wants much more than fitter, more supple personal computers.
英特尔想要的不仅仅是更合适、更灵活的个人电脑。
——《经济学人》
Some forms of disorder — like a financial crisis — send voters for the calm supple thinker.
某些形式的混乱——比如一场金融危机——会让选民支持头脑冷静而不失灵活的思考者。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[adjective] bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible
[形容词] 轻松优雅地弯曲和移动的;灵活的
深入解读
Supple 一词源自拉丁语 supplex (弯腰、跪下;谦卑地乞求、恳求、跪求),14世纪进入英语后开始用来表示“柔软的”,发展到现在既可以形容人的身体“柔软的、灵活的、柔韧性好的”,强调肌肉和关节十分柔韧并且姿势或动作变化时快速平稳,比如:
我希望在运动成绩方面赶上我姐姐。但我身体的柔韧性不够好,站着的时候双手无法触到地面。
I hope to emulate my sister's sporting achievements. But I'm not supple enough to touch the floor.
也可以用来形容物体、材料等“柔软的、柔韧的、易弯曲的”,强调易于弯曲、扭曲或折叠,且不会造成损伤,以及用来形容来声音、味道等“流畅浑厚的、醇滑的”,比如:
该皮革柔软而结实,足以用上数年。但要小心别让铁丝网钩破它。
The leather is supple and sturdy enough to last for years. But be careful not to snag it on the barbed wire.
该葡萄酒味道不浓不淡,口感醇滑。想喝一杯吗?
The wine has a medium-bodied, supple flavour. Fancy a drink?
到了17世纪后, supple 从柔软易弯曲这个概念开始引申喻指“灵活的、适应性强的、易相处的”,强调能够快速成功地改变以适应不同的环境或条件,比如:
她已经证明了自己头脑很灵活。她知道如何避免说出任何会进一步牵连她的事情。
She has shown that she has a supple mind. She knows how to avoid saying anything that would implicate her further.
结果已经证明这项货币政策上的微调彻底失败了。现在我们需要一个更加灵活的货币政策。
This slightest nuance of change in monetary policy has turned out to be an abject failure. Now we need a more supple monetary policy.
值得注意的是, supple 一词与熟词 supper (晚餐、宵夜)不仅形似,而且发音也比较相近,在听说读写时要小心区别。
名著用例
But he scarcely heard Hermione: He had pulled out his Invisibility Cloak and was running it through his fingers, the cloth supple as water, light as air.
他几乎没有听见赫敏的叫声:他掏出隐形衣,让它从指缝间流过,织物像水一样软,像空气一样轻。
出自英国作家J·K·罗琳的奇幻小说《哈利·波特》系列的第七本《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》(Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)。《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》是整个小说系列的终结篇,交代了所有重要人物的最终命运。
同近义词
nimble: quick and light in movement or action; agile
lithe: (of a person or their body) moving or bending easily, in a way that is elegant
limber: (of a person or body part) lithe or supple
英特尔想要的不仅仅是更合适、更灵活的个人电脑。
——《经济学人》
Some forms of disorder — like a financial crisis — send voters for the calm supple thinker.
某些形式的混乱——比如一场金融危机——会让选民支持头脑冷静而不失灵活的思考者。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[adjective] bending and moving easily and gracefully; flexible
[形容词] 轻松优雅地弯曲和移动的;灵活的
深入解读
Supple 一词源自拉丁语 supplex (弯腰、跪下;谦卑地乞求、恳求、跪求),14世纪进入英语后开始用来表示“柔软的”,发展到现在既可以形容人的身体“柔软的、灵活的、柔韧性好的”,强调肌肉和关节十分柔韧并且姿势或动作变化时快速平稳,比如:
我希望在运动成绩方面赶上我姐姐。但我身体的柔韧性不够好,站着的时候双手无法触到地面。
I hope to emulate my sister's sporting achievements. But I'm not supple enough to touch the floor.
也可以用来形容物体、材料等“柔软的、柔韧的、易弯曲的”,强调易于弯曲、扭曲或折叠,且不会造成损伤,以及用来形容来声音、味道等“流畅浑厚的、醇滑的”,比如:
该皮革柔软而结实,足以用上数年。但要小心别让铁丝网钩破它。
The leather is supple and sturdy enough to last for years. But be careful not to snag it on the barbed wire.
该葡萄酒味道不浓不淡,口感醇滑。想喝一杯吗?
The wine has a medium-bodied, supple flavour. Fancy a drink?
到了17世纪后, supple 从柔软易弯曲这个概念开始引申喻指“灵活的、适应性强的、易相处的”,强调能够快速成功地改变以适应不同的环境或条件,比如:
她已经证明了自己头脑很灵活。她知道如何避免说出任何会进一步牵连她的事情。
She has shown that she has a supple mind. She knows how to avoid saying anything that would implicate her further.
结果已经证明这项货币政策上的微调彻底失败了。现在我们需要一个更加灵活的货币政策。
This slightest nuance of change in monetary policy has turned out to be an abject failure. Now we need a more supple monetary policy.
值得注意的是, supple 一词与熟词 supper (晚餐、宵夜)不仅形似,而且发音也比较相近,在听说读写时要小心区别。
名著用例
But he scarcely heard Hermione: He had pulled out his Invisibility Cloak and was running it through his fingers, the cloth supple as water, light as air.
他几乎没有听见赫敏的叫声:他掏出隐形衣,让它从指缝间流过,织物像水一样软,像空气一样轻。
出自英国作家J·K·罗琳的奇幻小说《哈利·波特》系列的第七本《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》(Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows)。《哈利·波特与死亡圣器》是整个小说系列的终结篇,交代了所有重要人物的最终命运。
同近义词
nimble: quick and light in movement or action; agile
lithe: (of a person or their body) moving or bending easily, in a way that is elegant
limber: (of a person or body part) lithe or supple