- 音同異義配對(duì)學(xué)詞匯
- 趙榮德
- 419字
- 2021-05-13 10:57:25
50 a strong current, a currant bun
趙Sir:Current和currant是一對(duì)同音異義字。你用過這兩個(gè)字嗎?
Henry:兩個(gè)都用過。我知道current指“當(dāng)前發(fā)生的事情”,currant是“小葡萄乾”。
趙Sir:那便先由current說起吧。Current可用作名詞(noun),意思是“氣流、水流、潮流”,例如:
A fan supplies a current of fresh air.
(風(fēng)扇能提供新鮮氣流。)
He swam to the shore against a strong current.
(他逆著急流游向岸邊。)
Ministers are worried by this current of anti-government feeling.
(部長們對(duì)這股反政府情緒感到擔(dān)憂。)
Current也用作形容詞(adjective),意思是“當(dāng)前的、廣泛流傳的”,例如:
Production is likely to remain at current levels.
(產(chǎn)量很可能會(huì)保持當(dāng)前的水準(zhǔn)。)
There are several reasons for the current political situation.
(當(dāng)前的政治局勢有幾個(gè)成因。)
Two theories were then current.
(當(dāng)時(shí)廣泛流傳著兩種理論。)
Henry:我知道在經(jīng)濟(jì)範(fàn)疇裏,廣泛流傳兩種理論:一是自由市場;一是中央調(diào)控。
趙Sir:對(duì)!前者由市場決定價(jià)格,後者則由中央決定價(jià)格,兩種理論各有利弊。Current還指“流通的”:
The word is no longer in current use.
(這個(gè)字已不再通用了。)
Henry:那麼currant又如何?
趙Sir:Currant是“小葡萄乾”,例如:
He has made a currant bun.
(他做了一個(gè)葡萄乾小圓麵包。)
Henry:我喜歡吃currant bun。