字典解释
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。
例句
在北京开车很容易会出现各种各样的问题,比如交通堵塞,挺车等,这是可以用problematic
DIrving in Beijing can be quite problematic
对于语言学习者来说,最大的语言问题就是词汇量不足。这时我们可以说:
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,比如共享出行仍然还有许多问题
Ride-sharing services remain problematic.
《经济学人》中也经常出现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problematic:
For firms with free products, such as Facebook and Google, such regulation could prove problematic.
翻译练习
对中国学生来说,英语中的双元音(diphthong)很难掌握。
For Chinese students, mastering diphthong remain problematic.
参考翻译:
English diphthongs are particularly problematic for Chinese students to master.
例子:IELTS TEST12
In a high pressure work environment, such characteristics become problematic.