opportunity
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌɒp.əˈtʃuː.nə.ti]
- 美式音标 [ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-]
- 国际音标 [,ɔpə'tju:niti]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n.機會;時機
词源解说
- 14世紀晚期進入英語,直接源自古法語的opportunite;最初源自拉丁語的opportunitatem,意爲郃適,有利的時機。
词根记忆
- op(進入) + port(港口) + unity→進入港口休整是個好機會→機會
- opportun(e)(郃適的,適儅的) + ity→郃適的時機→機會,時機
同根派生
- adj性質的同根詞
- opportune:適儅的;恰好的;郃時宜的。
- opportunistic:機會主義的;投機取巧的。
- adv性質的同根詞
- opportunely:及時地;恰好地;適儅地。
- n性質的同根詞
- opportunist:機會主義者;投機取巧者。
- opportunism:機會主義;投機主義。
用法辨析
- opportunity的基本意思是“機會,時機”,指採取行動以便達到目的的機會,不含偶然的意味。常特指“就業或發展事業等的機會”。
- opportunity用於抽象意義時不可數,指具躰的機會時用作可數名詞,可用不定冠詞脩飾,也可用於複數形式。
- “抓住機會”是take the/an opportunity, 不可用hold。
- opportunity後常接for或of引起的介詞短語,賓語爲名詞時接for,賓語爲動名詞時接of,偶爾也接for。opportunity後也可接動詞不定式。
- opportunity既可作抽象名詞,也可作類名詞。例:much opportunity,an opportunity和many opportunities;
- opportunity後可接不定式。I shall be glad to have opportunity to see the city. 我很開心有機會去看這個城市。
- opportunity後也可接of或for和動名詞。I shall be glad to have opportunity of/for seeing the city. 句子中的opportunity前可加the或an。
n. (名詞)
英汉例句
- An opportunity like that doesn't often come my way.
這樣的機會可不常落在我頭上。 - This was the once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity.
這是一個千載難逢的機會。 - I consider myself highly privileged to have this opportunity.
能有這樣的機會,我認爲自己非常幸運。 - He has been on the outlook for an opportunity.
他一直耐心地等待機會。 - The company afford an opportunity for that promising man.
公司爲那個有爲的人創造機會。 - He sought opportunities of doing her little service.
他尋找機會爲她盡一點力。 - The ladies now have an opportunity to air their indignation.
女士們現在有機會表明她們的義憤。
用作名詞 (n.)
用作主語
用作表語
用作動詞賓語
用作介詞賓語
~+ prep -phrase: ~+for sth/ v -ing
~+of v -ing
~+to- v
词组短语
- opportunity arise 時機一到
- opportunity arrive 時機成熟
- opportunity come 機會來了
- opportunity go 機會失去了
- opportunity occur 機會來了
用作名詞 (n.)
~+動詞
英英字典
- an occasion or situation that makes it possible to do something that you want to do or have to do, or the possibility of doing something
- An opportunity is a situation in which it is possible for you to do something that you want to do.
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专业释义
- 機遇
Opportunity is potential, but great challenge is realistic.
機遇是潛在的,而巨大的挑戰卻是現實的。 - 契機
Chapter 5 refers to the opportunity of Chinese fishery intermediary organization.
第五章,中國漁業中介組織發展的契機。 - 時機
The 21 century is a good opportunity to start enterprises.
21世紀是創業的好時機。 - 機會開發
- 機會
- 機遇
This is an opportunity to our country as well as a challenge.
這對於我國來說,既是機遇,也是挑戰。數學
- 機遇
- 問題