詞彙精選：reluctant的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

adj.

不情願的，勉強的

例句：

He gave me a reluctant assistance.

他很不情願地給了我幫助。

例句：

He was very reluctant to admit his mistake.

他十分勉強地承認了自己的錯誤。

例句：

He's reluctant to begin, but when he does you should see him go into action.

他不願意開始，但他一旦開始了，你就會看到他幹得十分賣力。

例句：

She was reluctant to give her Money away.

她不願意把錢送給別人。

例句：

She was [reluctant] to give her money away.

她不願意把錢送給別人。

二、詞義辨析：

unwilling,reluctant

這兩個形容詞均有“不情願的，不願意的”之意。unwilling語氣強烈，指有力的否定、拒絕。也可指被牽涉於非本意之事。reluctant指做不贊同的，不很樂意的或害怕的事，有時也指堅決反對某事。

三、參考例句：

Margaret gave him a reluctant consent.

瑪格麗特勉強的答應了他。

He gave me a reluctant assistance.

他很不情願地給了我幫助。

They have often been reluctant to devalue.

他們往往不顧貨幣貶值。

Mr Blair was reluctant at first.

布萊爾一開始不太願意。

Most of the soldiers are reluctant conscripts.

大部分士兵都是不情願的被征服役者。

The captive is reluctant to trust anyone.

那個戰俘不願相信任何人。

She was reluctant to give her money away.

她不願意把錢送給別人。

This is a soil reluctant to the plough.

這土地很難耕作。

This is a soil reluctant to the plough.

這土地很難耕作。

He was very reluctant to admit his mistake.

他十分勉強地承認了自己的錯誤。