81 aforementioned
它相当于 that is previously mentioned,一般用在比较正式的口语和写作中,让语言变得简洁。在一篇文章、一个演讲或介绍中先提到过某人或某物,后面再次提到就可以用这个词。注意:一般在 aforementioned 前面会加 the,比如 the aforementioned city。
例句:There are plenty of examples, including at the banks during the financial crisis or the aforementioned cases at News International and Siemens.
82. transferable
“transferable”是形容词,意思是“可用于其他工作的、通用于多领域的”,是一个灵活、地道的词。transferable 常用来形容一类知识或技能,表明它们可以被应用在其它的领域。
例句:Communication skills are highly transferable.
83.hesitant
“hesitant”是形容词,来自动词形式 hesitate,意思是“犹豫不决的”,学会 hesitant 可以增强表达的多样性。
一般来说,hesitant 的用法有两种:hesitant about (doing) something 和 hesitant to do something。
例句:In the past year many were hesitant about whether it was a good time to buy property.
84.presumably
“presumably”是副词,意思是“大概、可能”
例句:The restaurant that has been around for many years recently went out of business, presumably because the rent prices went up too much.
85.thankfully
“thankfully”是副词,意思是“幸亏、幸运的是、令人欣慰的是”。注意,虽然从字面上看, thankfully 等同于 gratefully,但这种用法是有争议的。thankfully 最常见的的意思更接近 luckily 和 fortunately,即“幸运的是、谢天谢地”。
例句:Thankfully, everything went smoothly.