知识扩展
易混词辨析
aspire、ambitious、aspiring vs aspiring
1. aspiring:形容词 “有抱负的;渴望成为的”(搭配 aspiring + 职业,如 an aspiring doctor 有抱负的医生;aspiring writers 渴望成为作家的人);
2. 与 aspire(动词 “渴望;立志”,如 aspire to be 立志成为;aspire after 追求)混淆词性 ——aspire 是动词(aspire to fame 追求名声),aspiring 是形容词(aspiring actor 有抱负的演员);
3. 与 ambitious(形容词 “有野心的;有抱负的”,如 an ambitious plan 雄心勃勃的计划;ambitious person 有野心的人)区别:ambitious 可含 “野心” 的贬义,aspiring 仅含 “积极渴望成为” 的褒义(ambitious politician 有野心的政客,aspiring politician 有抱负的政客);
4. 常见错误:aspiring 后接 “to be” 或直接接职业(aspiring to be a teacher= an aspiring teacher),不可说 “aspiring teacher to be”。