synonymous adj.
释义:alike in meaning or significance
我们之前学过名词“synonym”,今天我们要学习它的形容词形式“synonymous”。synonymous 的意思是“同义的”,常被用来表示“等同于…的”。
我们常用 A is synonymous with B 的句式表达“A 是 B 的代名词”“一说起 A,人们就会想到 B”。
例① 一说到拉斯维加斯,人们可能首先会想到赌博
Las Vegas is synonymous with gambling.
或者:
Las Vegas and gambling are synonymous (with each other).
例② 我们在学“synonym”时有这样一个例句:
Wang Sicong has been a synonym/byword for “fuerdai”�, the rich second generation.
这个句子也可以用 synonymous 来改写成:
Wang Sicong’s name has been synonymous with “fuerdai”, the rich second generation.
例③ 《经济学人》在一篇讨论“孤独”的文章中也用到了 synonymous:
Loneliness is not synonymous with social isolation (how often a person meets or speaks to friends and family) or with solitude (which implies a choice to be alone).
1. 使用《牛津英语搭配词典》查 “synonymous”,了解它作为形容词时的常用搭配。
become/ remain/ make sth synonymous with: His deeds had made his name synonymous with victory.
completely, exactly , almost, largely, more or less, roughly, virtually synonymous
2. 翻译: 说到圣诞节,人们常常会想到充满节日氛围的装饰、礼物和圣诞老人。
Speaking of Christmas, it has usually been synonymous with festive decorations, gifts and Santa Claus.
(参考翻译:Christmas has always been synonymous with festive decorations, gifts, and Santa Claus.)
3. 造句练习
场景: 一提到春节,人们就想到家庭团聚,吃饺子,放鞭炮等让人感到快乐的事情。
造句: Chinese New Year has always been synonymous with many pleasant things, like family reunion, eating dumplings and setting off firecrackers.