最新一般功能性词汇

一般功能性词汇

1. 一般功能词汇

因果关系

→导致，产生 give rise to, lead to, result in, be responsible for, prompt

解析：give rise to, lead to, result in表示一般性的“导致、产生、造成”；be responsible for 不仅表

示“为…负责”，也可以表示“产生”（being a source or cause），但多指“产生某种负面后果和不利

局面”；prompt表示“激发”（To move to act; spur; incite），有“快速产生”之意。

Fast-paced modern life is responsible for the consumption of junk food.

The bishop's speech has prompted an angry response from both political parties.

Sharon Stone’s remarks about China’s Sichuan earthquake prompted angry responses from the Chinese

public.

→产生于 result from, originate in (from)

解析：result from表示“产生于”；originate in (from)表示“发源自”

例句：Youtiao originated in China.

→归因于 attribute ...to, blame..on, be the culprit of

解析：attribute A to B表示“将A归因于B”；blame A on B，表示“将A（负面的）归咎于B”；

culprit本意表示“罪犯”(one charged with a crime or an offense)，比喻义表示“造成某种负面后果的

原因”（the reason for a particular problem or difficulty）

例句：Children today are getting increasingly overweight. Experts believe that excessive consumption

is the main culprit.

→使某人做某事 prompt sb to do sth, motivate sb to do sth

解析：prompt指“令某人做出某种具体行动的原因，强调快速激发”；motivate指“成为某人的做

某事的动机”

Many great businessmen are motivated not but the desire for money.

→原因 cause, reason

解析：cause指“造成某事客观原因”，reason指“用来解释的理由”。Reason并不一定就是

cause.跟cause有关的几种常用搭配：

真实原因real cause,

根本原因root cause, underlying cause

主要原因major cause, primary cause

可能的原因likely cause, possible cause

contributory cause

例句：The reason he gave for his poor academic performances is that he had recently went through a emotional meltdown. But I know that is not the real cause.

Unhealthy eating habits have many other contributory causes.

事物数量

→几个 several, a number of, a couple of

解析：several略显非正式；A number of 是正式表达。

A couple of days

Across the street from me there are a couple of police officers standing guard

→很多个可数 a large (vast) number of, numerous, a host of, a legion of , a flock of , flock to do sth 解析：A host of表示“大量的”指”事物“。Legion本意指“军团”、flock本意表“羊群”，legion和

flock都表示“大量的某一类人”。

例句：Making public transportation free might create a host of problems.

Flocks of consumers are buying products that they have no real use for.

→很多，大量不可数 a large deal (amount, supply, quantity) of

辨析：quantity指“可以装在容器中的某物”；supply指“提供的某物”

例句：a large quantity of drugs, a large quantity of food and drink, a large supply of oxygen, a large supply of food

→很多可数&不可数 plenty of

辨析：plenty of可修饰可数和不可数名词

→充足的 sufficient, adequate

辨析：指“数量”、“质量“、”效力”能够满足需求的。

例句：sufficient income, an adequate supply of food, a sufficient supply of useful information →不充足的 insufficient, inadequate

→十分充足的 ample

辨析：指more than enough，搭配较为局限。

例句：Ample evidence, ample opportunity, ample time

重要性

→重要的 basic, fundamental, essential, vital, integral, indispensable

解析：essential表示“因为是本质，所以必不可少的”；integral表示“因为是构成整体的一部