这是个什么词?
词:understandable
英英释义:to be expected; natural, reasonable, or forgivable
例句:It's perfectly understandable. Thank you anyway.
2. 为什么选这个词?
“understandable”是形容词,它有两个意思,一个是“易懂的”,同义词是 comprehensible;一个是“可以理解的”,是我们今天重点学习的。这个词看似简单,但很多基础不错的英语学习者都不会使用。它可以体现使用者的同理心,起到很好的沟通效果。一般可以在 understandable 前加 perfectly 和 totally 来增强语气。
我们经常会请别人帮忙,而别人总会由于这样那样的原因无法帮助我们。这时候我们可以说 Thank you all the same 或 Thank you anyway。我们还可以用 understandable,让对方感觉没有压力:
It's perfectly understandable. Thank you anyway.
It's understandable that you have so much work to do towards the end of the year and cannot help me. Thank you anyway.
别人听到这样的话心里肯定很舒服,下次如果你需要帮助,他会更愿意帮你。
类似地,当别人答应你做一件事情,但由于某个突然的原因无法履行承诺时,也可以用 understandable 来表示“没事,我理解”:
It's totally understandable. Things happen. Don't worry about it.
如果你是团队负责人,当你的下属犯了某个错误时,就可以用 understandable 安慰他不必过于担心。比如:
The mistake is totally understandable. It's a minor one anyway. Be careful next time.
This is a perfectly understandable mistake. Nobody has experience in handling the situation. We will certainly get better next time.
不难看出,会用 understandable 这个词可以体现一个人的同理心和领导力,更容易和别人建立信任的关系。这个词也可以说明,高质量的表达很多时候不在词汇量,而是真正掌握了一个词的精髓,能够在恰当的语境自然使用。
3. 怎样学会使用这个词?
1)翻译下面的句子:
今天路上太堵了,迟到几分钟没事。
It’s understandable that you are a few minutes late. The traffic is horrible today.
(参考翻译:It's understandable that you are a few minutes late. The traffic is horrible today.)
2)结合自己的生活、学习、工作、兴趣等,想象在什么语境下会用到这个表达。先简要描述这个场景,再造句。
例子: 故宫口红
场景 :The Palace Museum releases its new series of product—limited edition of a lipstick collection in six colors on its online store. It is understanderable that the collection of lipsticks indeed provokes excitement among netizens and fashion lovers. With a history of 600 years,The Palace Museum has presented more modern characteristics in recent years, releasing creative products to cater the young.