词汇精选:disposition的用法和辨析
一、详细释义:
n.
气质;天性;性格;性情
例句:
They are quite unlike in disposition.
他们气质完全不一样。
例句:
She has a calm and introverted disposition.
她性格文静内向。
安排;布置;排列
例句:
A defector revealed the disposition of the enemy fleet.
有一名叛变者透露了敌方舰队的部署。
例句:
Daylight will reveal the disposition of their troops.
天亮之后,他们军队的部署就要显露出来。
倾向;意向
例句:
They showed a disposition to sign the contract.
他们表示有签订合同的意愿。
例句:
We have no disposition and we disclaim all right to meddle in disputes.
我们没有意向放弃此权利,去干涉那些可能扰乱他国的。
(财产、金钱的)处置,让与
例句:
We hold the goods at your disposition.
我们保留货物等候你们处置。
例句:
If the exterior of a product the disposition and the specification is changed, excuse us.
如果这个产品外在的转让或者是详述有改变,请见谅。
二、词义辨析:
temper,character,nature,personality,disposition,complexion
这些名词均有“性格、气质、性情、习性”之意。temper指从感情方面体现出来,决定处理问题或应付形势的方式的性格或性情,这种性情可以是暂时的也可以长久的。character指对个性或人格所作出的客观评价,常常与道德有关。 nature指天生的、不可改变性格。personality主要指一个人稳定的心理特征。disposition书面用词,指人的主要爱好或思想、精神方面的重要习性、气质。也可指短暂的情绪。complexion指由思维方式、态度和情绪所决定的本质特征。
三、参考例句:
George shows a disposition to quarrel.
乔治好吵架。
His ugly disposition gained him few friends.
他脾气坏,因而朋友寥寥无几。
Some women have a disposition to jealousy.
有些女人生性爱妒忌。
His bellicose disposition alienated his friend.
他生性好斗,他的朋友们都疏远了他。
His bellicose disposition alienated his friend,
他生性好斗,他的朋友们都疏远了他。
Joanna had a gentle retiring disposition.
乔安娜性格温柔而腼腆。
Daylight will reveal the disposition of their troops.
天亮之后,他们军队的部署就要显露出来。
He had a sunniness of disposition that delighted us all.
他性情愉快,使我们大家都快乐。
They show no disposition to improvise or to take risks.
他们不愿意临时凑合或冒险。
We all felt a disposition to leave at once.
我们都想立即离开。