- 音同異義配對學(xué)詞匯
- 趙榮德
- 417字
- 2021-05-13 10:57:17
16 an oil baron, a barren island
趙Sir:你知道baron和barren的意思嗎?
Henry:這兩個字同音不同義,一個是“男爵”,一個是“荒蕪的”,對嗎?
趙Sir:對!Baron是“男爵”,例句如下:
In the UK, a baron has lower status than most other members of the nobility.
(在英國,男爵是在眾多貴族中地位較低的。)
Henry:除了這個意思,baron還有其他意思嗎?
趙Sir:Baron又指“(商業(yè))巨頭、大王、大亨”,例如:
We are fighting a battle against a drug baron.
(我們正與大毒梟作戰(zhàn)。)
He amassed huge profits because he is an oil baron.
(他賺大錢因為他是一名石油大亨。)
Henry:只要你發(fā)現(xiàn)地底有石油,你便有機會成為oil baron了!Barren又如何?
趙Sir:Barren有幾個意思:
一、“不孕的、不生育的”,例如:
Barren women are rejected by the tribesmen.
(不能生育的婦女被部落的男人遺棄。)
二、“貧瘠的、荒蕪的”,例如:
This is a remote and barren island.
(這是個偏遠荒蕪的島嶼。)
He wants to use the water to irrigate barren desert land.
(他想用水灌溉貧瘠乾涸的地方。)
三、“無成果的”,例如:
After 15 barren years, the club had at last won a major trophy.
(歷經(jīng)十五年毫無斬獲,該俱樂部終於贏得一座重要獎盃。)
Henry:這座獎盃,真是得來不易呀!
趙Sir:因此,應(yīng)好好珍惜。