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.机会;时机
词源解说
- 14世纪晚期进入英语,直接源自古法语的opportunite;最初源自拉丁语的opportunitatem,意为合适,有利的时机。
词根记忆
- op(进入) + port(港口) + unity→进入港口休整是个好机会→机会
- opportun(e)(合适的,适当的) + ity→合适的时机→机会,时机
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- opportune:适当的;恰好的;合时宜的。
- opportunistic:机会主义的;投机取巧的。
- adv性质的同根词
- opportunely:及时地;恰好地;适当地。
- n性质的同根词
- opportunist:机会主义者;投机取巧者。
- opportunism:机会主义;投机主义。
用法辨析
- opportunity的基本意思是“机会,时机”,指采取行动以便达到目的的机会,不含偶然的意味。常特指“就业或发展事业等的机会”。
- opportunity用于抽象意义时不可数,指具体的机会时用作可数名词,可用不定冠词修饰,也可用于复数形式。
- “抓住机会”是take the/an opportunity, 不可用hold。
- opportunity后常接for或of引起的介词短语,宾语为名词时接for,宾语为动名词时接of,偶尔也接for。opportunity后也可接动词不定式。
- opportunity既可作抽象名词,也可作类名词。例:much opportunity,an opportunity和many opportunities;
- opportunity后可接不定式。I shall be glad to have opportunity to see the city. 我很开心有机会去看这个城市。
- opportunity后也可接of或for和动名词。I shall be glad to have opportunity of/for seeing the city. 句子中的opportunity前可加the或an。
n. (名词)
英汉例句
- An opportunity like that doesn't often come my way.
这样的机会可不常落在我头上。 - This was the once-in-a-thousand-year opportunity.
这是一个千载难逢的机会。 - I consider myself highly privileged to have this opportunity.
能有这样的机会,我认为自己非常幸运。 - He has been on the outlook for an opportunity.
他一直耐心地等待机会。 - The company afford an opportunity for that promising man.
公司为那个有为的人创造机会。 - He sought opportunities of doing her little service.
他寻找机会为她尽一点力。 - The ladies now have an opportunity to air their indignation.
女士们现在有机会表明她们的义愤。
用作名词 (n.)
用作主语
用作表语
用作动词宾语
用作介词宾语
~+ prep -phrase: ~+for sth/ v -ing
~+of v -ing
~+to- v
词组短语
- opportunity arise 时机一到
- opportunity arrive 时机成熟
- opportunity come 机会来了
- opportunity go 机会失去了
- opportunity occur 机会来了
用作名词 (n.)
~+动词
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
- 机遇
Opportunity is potential, but great challenge is realistic.
机遇是潜在的,而巨大的挑战却是现实的。 - 契机
Chapter 5 refers to the opportunity of Chinese fishery intermediary organization.
第五章,中国渔业中介组织发展的契机。 - 时机
The 21 century is a good opportunity to start enterprises.
21世纪是创业的好时机。 - 机会开发
- 机会
- 机遇
This is an opportunity to our country as well as a challenge.
这对于我国来说,既是机遇,也是挑战。数学
- 机遇
- 问题