- 这是什么词?
词:problematic
英英释义:involving problems and difficult to deal with
例句:Driving in Beijing can be quite problematic.
场景:冬天在结冰的路上走很困难。
造句:Walking on a road covered with ice can be quite problematic.
- 为什么选这个词?
我们都熟悉“problem”是“问题”的意思,它的形容词形式 problematic 其实也很常见。Problematic 的字面意思是“有问题的”,不过常常可以在不同场景中灵活翻译,比如“困难重重” “难以处理”,是一个我们熟悉但是想不起来用的小词。
在北京开车很容易出现各种各样的问题,比如交通堵塞、停车等,我们这时就可以用 problematic 来吐槽:
Driving in Beijing can be quite problematic.
对许多学习者来说,最大的语言问题是词汇量不足。这时我们就可以说:
Acquiring an adequate vocabulary has been highly problematic for most learners.
某个问题依然存在,我们除了用“remain a problem”外,还可以用 remain problematic,比如共享出行依然有许多问题:
Ride-sharing services remain problematic.
场景:如何高效阅读仍是一个问题。
造句:How to read efficiently remains problematic.
《经济学人》中也会经常出现 problematic,比如在提到中国的人口政策时,它说:
A population-planning document released last year acknowledged that the low birth rate was problematic.
在提到美国对科技公司的监管时也用到了 problematic:
For firms with free products, such as Facebook and Google, such regulation could prove problematic.
- 怎样学会使用这个词?
1)翻译下面的句子:
对中国学生来说,英语中的双元音(diphthong)很难掌握。
(参考翻译:
English diphthongs are particularly problematic for Chinese students to master.
场景:冬天在结冰的路上走很困难。
造句:Walking on a road covered with ice can be quite problematic.
场景:如何高效阅读仍是一个问题。
造句:How to read efficiently remains problematic.