问
She is the brightest/cleverest child in the class. 请问 bright 在作“聪明的”解时,与 clever 有无区别?
答
bright 和 clever 在作“聪明的”解时, 其基本含义相同, 只是语体色彩不同: bright 是 clever 的非正式语体词。注意, 两者都可以用于人和物:
- a clever child/idea 聪明的孩子/巧妙的主意(想法)
- a bright child/idea/suggestion 聪明的孩子/想法/建议
- He told Tom's mother that Tom was not bright and was not worth teaching. 他告诉汤姆的母亲汤姆不聪明,不值得一教。
- He was once called the cleverest man in all England. 他曾被称作全英国最聪明的人。