boon是什么意思,boon怎么用

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📰 外刊例句

Helping the environment must be presented as a boon to business first. 改善环境必须首先以一种有利于商业的面貌呈现。

—— 《经济学人》

—— 《纽约时报》


📖 基本释义

[noun] a thing that is helpful or beneficial
[名词] 有帮助的或有益的事物


💡 深入解读

看到 boon 这个单词,很容易联想起 moon (月亮、月球)、 noon (正午、中午)、 soon(很快、马上) 以及 balloon (气球)和 baboon (狒狒)来。该词源自古北欧语
bon
(祈求的事、企盼的事),12世纪末进入英语后最初也是表示“祈求的事、企盼的事”,但后来含义逐渐演变为祈求后“赐给的恩泽”,并最终发展成今义“非常有用的东西、益处”,多指有助于提高生活质量或给生活带来方便的有用之物,比如:
就是因为这个原因,电视才会给这么多人带来如此大的便利。但孩子仍应该少看电视。
It is for this reason that television proves such a boon to so many people. But children should still be
weaned
off television.
一辆崭新的豪华轿车沿着车道缓缓驶来,停在一个斜坡上。那是对他来说极为有用的东西。
A
pristine
limousine
oozed
up the drive and parked on a
slant
. That was a tremendous boon to him.
值得注意的是, boon 一词与 boom (繁荣、迅速发展)不仅十分形似,而且含义容易混淆,小心不要将 boon to the economy 这类表达误作成 boom to the economy ,比如:
简而言之,简化和改革会给经济带来巨大益处。
In a
nutshell
, simplification and reform would be an enormous boon to the economy.
双语名著
However, his coming had been a
boon
, and his presence was a godsend.
况且他的来到是件好事,他的出现也是种天意。
出自法国作家维克多·雨果的长篇小说《悲惨世界》(
Les Misérables
,原意为“悲惨的人们”“可怜的人们”)。该小说是19世纪最著名的小说之一,故事的主线围绕主人公土伦苦刑犯冉·阿让(Jean Valjean)的个人经历,融进了法国的历史、革命、战争、道德哲学、法律、正义、宗教信仰等,多次被改编演绎成影视作品。
同近义词
blessing: a beneficial thing for which one is grateful; something that brings well-being
godsend: a very helpful or valuable event, person, or thing
bonus: something welcome and often unexpected that accompanies and enhances something that is itself good

🔍 同近义词

  • blessing: a beneficial thing for which one is grateful; something that brings well-being
  • godsend: a very helpful or valuable event, person, or thing
  • bonus: something welcome and often unexpected that accompanies and enhances something that is itself good
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