寫作時,如果你表達“可愛”,但又不想用“cute”,那可愛的英文還有其他嗎?看看以下問答。
問:“What did Ann think of the music box we sent the baby?” “She told me it was the most _________ gift her daughter had received.”
A. delightedly
B. delighted
C. delightful
D. delighting
選B(delighted)和選C(delightful)似乎都是正確的,對嗎?
答:只有選C(delightful)才是正確的。初學者常常混淆這兩個詞的含義和用法。應牢記:delightful是指“令人感到愉快的”(即主詞或中心詞令人愉快),而delighted是指“對……感到高興的”(即主詞或中心詞所表示的人對……感到高興(愉快)的)。請比較下列實例:
- His children really are delightful. 他的孩子確實很可愛。
- delightful room (feeling, concert, evening) 令人愉快的房間(感情、音樂會、夜晚)
- I was delighted at the news…我聼了這個消息很高興…
- A delighted audience demanded four encores. 愉快的觀衆要求重演四次。
(參見adjective 用法3)