lend itself to:适合

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摘要:lend itself to something的含义是“适合或适宜特定目的或状况”,它表达它意味着一个对象或想法具有使其非常适合特定任务或功能的特质。

lend itself to something的含义是“适合或适宜特定目的或状况”,它表达它意味着一个对象或想法具有使其非常适合特定任务或功能的特质。

品读如下例句:

【例句1】Her voice doesn't really lend itself well to blues singing. (她的嗓音不太适合忧郁的唱法。) [牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句2】None of her books really lends itself to being made into a film. (她的书都不适合拍成电影。)[朗文当代英语词典]

【例句3】The novel's complex, imaginative style does not lend itself to translation.(这部小说复杂而富有想象力的风格不太好翻译。) [剑桥高级学者辞典]

【例句4】The process lends itself to commercial use because it is simple to replicate.(这个适合商业用途,原因是它易于复制。)[剑桥高级学者辞典]

lend itself to something也有“把你的才华、技能或努力投入到某些任务、项目或宏图中”的含义,如

【例句5】She lent herself to a new TV show as a main character. ( 她把专心致志于一个新的电视节目当主角。)

【例句6】Peter has lent himself to many different films. (彼得已经参与过许多不同电影。)

【例句7】The famous actor is lending herself to the charity drive, promising to match the total amount donated dollar for dollar. (这位著名演员致力于慈善活动,并承诺将捐款总额一美元一美元地匹配。)

如果主语是复数,用lend themselves to,如

【例句8】These colors lend themselves well to creating a calming atmosphere. (这些颜色非常适合营造一种静谧的氛围。)

lend的现代含义是把“使用权暂时转给别人”,它与上述的用法含义有距离。至于其中的逻辑脉络,语言专家也不是十分清楚。也许可能起源于借钱或资源给别人。比如,对方为了说服你借钱,从而编织了所借的前非常适合某受益颇丰的项目。

随着时间的推移,此习语的含义发生演变,并拓展用于其它场景了。

lend源自古英语lænan,往前可追到原始日耳曼语的*laihwnjan,后者含义是“借出”。

来源:时髦晓东

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