词:implication
英英释义:a possible future effect or result of an action, event, decision etc
例句:The trade war between China and the US has rious implications for importers and exporters in the two countries.
2. 为什么选这个词?
“implication”是可数名词,很常见的意思是“可能的影响或后果”。当我们想表达某个⾏为或事件可能会造成的结果或影响时,就可以使⽤这个词,还可以⽤它来替换 conquence 和 effect 等词。
需要注意:implication 表⽰这个意思时⼀般都⽤复数。在《经济学⼈》中经常可以见到这个词,下⾯我们通过⼏个例⼦掌握它的⽤法。
中美贸易战对两国的进出⼝商有重要的影响,可以说:
The trade war between China and the US has rious implications for importers and exporters in the two countries.
2020 年美国⼤选谁当总统将会对美国产⽣深远的影响,可以说:
Who will be elected US president in 2020 will have profound implications for America.
英国脱欧可能会对英国乃⾄整个欧洲产⽣深远的影响,就可以说:
Brexit is likely to have far-reaching implications for the UK and even Europe as a whole.
下⾯来看《经济学⼈》中的⼏个例⼦:
1)In recent days heatwaves have turned swathes of America and Europe into furnaces. Despite the accompanying blast of headlines, the implications of such extreme heat are often overlooked or underplayed.
2)Americans are increasingly favouring pickup trucks and sports-utility vehicles, gas guzzlers eschewed by much of the rest of the world. This has big implications.
3)Science fiction, a cond realm of speculation, is perhaps a more familiar beach read. It is wrong to e sci-fi as chiefly predictive, however. Its contemplation of the future is often a commentary on the prent: many sci-fi authors take current concerns, from robots to climate chaos to gender politics, to the logical extremes and consider their implications.
3. 怎样学会使⽤这个词?
1)翻译下⾯的句⼦:
油价上升可以对汽车业和交通产⽣实际的影响。
(参考翻译:Oil price ris can have practical implications for the car industry and transportation.)
2)结合⾃⼰的⽣活、学习、⼯作、兴趣等,想象在什么语境下会⽤到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景,再造句。
例⼦:
场景: