时间:2019-02-09 作者:英语课 分类:英文语法词汇


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   职场之大,无奇不有。你提出一个proposal,乐观派满口yay表示支持,悲观派说了一堆nay表示不可行,还有冷漠派在一边耸耸肩膀,说了声meh。


  Naysayer refers to a person who says something will not work or is not possible, or someone who often denies, refuses, or opposes something.
  Naysayer指那些说某事成不了、经常否定、拒绝或者反对一些事情的人,即“摇头族”。
  Nay在这里是no的俚语说法。
  Yaysayer is a person who is generally inclined to agree or to act in a positive manner.
  Yaysayer则是那些对什么事都持积极乐观的态度并表示支持的人,即“点头族”。
  Yay这个词可能是yeah在口语中的非正式形态,有时也用作表达兴奋、欢呼的感叹词。
  接下来就是上面两位的表妹meh登场了。
  Meh-sayer refers to a person who generally expresses indifference 1 or apathy 2 towards something.
  Meh-sayer指对一些事情毫不在意、无动于衷的人,即“冷漠派”或“随便族”。
  这里的meh就是whatever、I don't mind以及I don't care等“无所谓”的意思。
  No one is completely certain how the use of meh originated, but most sources quote a 2001 episode of The Simpsons as one of the earliest examples. Impossible to accurately 3 define, meh is cropping up increasingly to mean something like a non-commital OK, whatever, if you want, I don't mind … Circumstances surrounding its utterance 4 (and, if spoken, tone of voice) give it a more specific meaning, but in general terms, meh usually implies some kind of indifference to what has just been said.
  关于meh这个用法的起源,没有完全确定的说法,不过大部分引源都显示2001年《辛普森一家》的剧集中最早使用了meh这个说法。虽然无法给出明确的定义,但meh这个词在越来越多的场合表示心不在焉的“行”、“随便”、“看你吧”、“我无所谓”等意思。说这个词时的具体场景(以及说话时的语气)可能会让它具体的意思有所区别,但总的来说,meh通常表示对所闻之事漠然或不关心的态度。
  比如:
  'Want to go for a walk?' – 'Dunno … Meh.'
  “想走走吗?”——“不知道啊,随便吧。”
  'Do you like my new shirt?' – 'Meh.'
  “我的新衬衫怎么样?”——“还行吧。”
 

n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎
  • I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
  • He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。
n.漠不关心,无动于衷;冷淡
  • He was sunk in apathy after his failure.他失败后心恢意冷。
  • She heard the story with apathy.她听了这个故事无动于衷。
adv.准确地,精确地
  • It is hard to hit the ball accurately.准确地击中球很难。
  • Now scientists can forecast the weather accurately.现在科学家们能准确地预报天气。
n.用言语表达,话语,言语
  • This utterance of his was greeted with bursts of uproarious laughter.他的讲话引起阵阵哄然大笑。
  • My voice cleaves to my throat,and sob chokes my utterance.我的噪子哽咽,泣不成声。
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