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bland,dull,gentle,mild,moderate,soothing的区别
这些形容词指性质不过分的味道,气味和其它感觉。Bland是这些里面最特殊的,最
合适指口味不重的食物:The doctor recommended a bland, salt-free diet for the
patient. 在其它用法中,bland可以指类似的性质均衡的事物,不极端或不强烈:the
bland domestic atmosphere in the house, free of argument and bickering; a bland,
hazy spring day, neither too warm nor too cool. 虽然这些用法都是正面含义,但当它
表示缺乏得到的兴奋,韵味或兴趣的渴望时,bland也可以有负面的语气:the bland
anonymous cooking commonly attributed to the English; a bland novel that I
began but couldn't finish; the bland attitudes of many college students during the
1980's.
Moderate在语气上比bland更加中性,被描述为两个极端的中间地带,并不必然表
示正面或负面的评价:a moderate winter and summer; a moderate conservative. 然
而,当与坏的极端同时出现时,moderate可以表示积极的语气:a reign that was
thought moderate and tolerant after the bloodbaths of the previous ruller. Gentle
与mild都 表示不极端,但是语气上比moderate更加直接地接近褒义。Gentle表示稍
微用力获得一个结果或温柔地为其它人考虑:a gentle breeze off the patio; a gentle
way of reprimanding her son. 与gentle 不同的是,mild并不指收敛力气或体贴的行
为,而是指某事物的天性就是完全不极端:mild fall weather; mild suburban faces. 但
是,与bland一样,mild 可以表示某事物温和到无趣或不令人兴奋:a comedy that
offers only mild amusement; disclosures that were mild compared to those still
forthcoming. 这里的负面含义远不及bland强烈和完全。
Soothing是这些形容词中最正面的。某事物可以是gentle或mild,但不一定是有
益的。相反,soothing 表示具有正面的,通过消除愤怒或运用某物来克服愤怒而令人舒
适,有帮助或有治愈效果的感觉:listening to the soothing silence; soothing music; a
cloudless,sunny day that was soothing to the spirits; a soothing ointment to relieve
serious sunburn. Dull 与soothing 形成强烈 对比,表示完全没有任何的快乐。就其本
身而言,它唯独更着力地强调bland或mild固有的可能性:a dull evening playing
cards with the neighbors; dull meals completely lacking in zest. 当然,像moderate
一样,dull 可以更加叙述地表示低调的感觉:a dull gray sky; an artist who tended to
use a palette of dull, subtly shaded colors.
反义词:exciting, harsh, keen, sour
翻译自《choose the right word》
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