fair作形容词时的四个含义
分类: 英语学习方法
单词“fair”在搭配“a fair deal”、“a fair chance”、“fair hair”和“a fair understanding”中,意思是完全不同的。
用法总结
1 形容词“fair”可以表示“合理的,公平的,公正的”。
I sold my car for £2000 – it was a fair deal.
What? That's not fair.
£1.75 for a cup of coffee seems a fair price to me.
2 固定搭配“a fair chance”表示某事“非常有可能”发生。
It looks like there's a fair chance it will rain tonight.
There is a fair chance he'll leave the company.
3 形容词“fair”在形容人的头发或肤色时,有 “颜色很浅” 的意思。
My sister has fair hair and fair skin.
My son's hair was fair when he was a baby.
4 形容词 “fair” 还可以表示 “不好不坏的,还可以的”。
I have a fair understanding of Spanish, but I'm not fluent.
I would say this film is fair, but not excellent.