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[疑惑]孤立看词:alter什么意思啊?
[语境]My mom had to alter my coat because it was too large for me = My mom had to make an alteration to my coat because it was too
large for me.
[思考] 因为大衣太宽了,妈妈不得不对大衣做的这个alter my coat是什么?
注意:alter是动词,也可以写成它的名词结构=make an alteration to/in
[答案]通过已知语境 because it was too large for me(衣服太宽大)及
My mom had to do(妈妈不得不做些什么)表达中的相关性,可
以“识别”alter大概有“改动、剪裁”,甚至“扔掉、卖掉“等动作的
大概含义。
[译文]因为大衣太宽了,妈妈不得不对拿来修改一下。
[语境]Believe me, a little alteration will improve the dress you are
wearing.
[思考]相信我,你穿的衣服只要一点点的什么就会大为改观?
[答案]衣服要想好看,必须小小地alteration一下,由些语境我们可以识别
alteration大概的意思有“改变、修改”的意思。
[译文]相信我,你穿的衣服只要做小小的一点修改就会好看多了。
alter/alteration在此义项下的参考语境还有:
[语境]My mom did a good job on the dress alteration
[语境]The dying old man altered his will after his son refused to
take care of him =The dying old man made alterations in his
will after his son refused to take care of him.
[思考]濒死的老人因为儿子拒绝照顾自己之后而对遗嘱做的这个alter his will是
什么?
[答案]濒死的老人alter他的遗嘱和his son refused to take care of
him(儿子不照顾他)是有语境关联性的。由此关联性可以大致识别
alter的意思有“更改、变更、修改”等意思,不可以是“烧掉、卖
掉、放弃”之类无关联性的含义。
[译文]濒死的老人因为儿子拒绝照顾自己,不得不对遗嘱做了修改。
[语境]The passenger plane had to alter its course because of a
heavy storm ahead.
[思考] 因为前面有暴风雪,航班不得不对自己的航线做的这个alter its course
是什么?
[答案] 根据alter its course与航班在前有暴风雪要对航线不得不做出一定反应
的语境关联性,可以识别alter its course有“改变航线”的意思。
[译文] 因为前面有暴风雪,航班不得不对自己的航线做了变更。
[语境]The boss is not very happy because there has been an
alteration in our plans.
[思考] 老板因为我们对计划做了什么所以不高兴?
[答案] 根据The boss is not very happy(老板不高兴)与an alteration
in our plans的语境关联性,可以识别alteration是“推迟、修
改、出了问题”之类含义的词汇。不可能是“因为计划执行得很
好”之类语境不通的表达。
[词义] change; modification; adjustment
改变,改动,变更
[成就感]我们通过阅读识别的意思与其词义是否相当接近?
[语料积累]
1) alter my coat =make an alteration to my coat改大衣.
2) a little alteration will improve the dress 稍稍改动一个就会让你的
衣服大变样
3) dress alteration 改衣服
4) altered his will= make alterations in his will 更改遗嘱
5) alter its course 改变航线/航道
6) an alteration in our plans 计划中出现变更
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