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understandable adj.
⇨ obvious obvious adjective obvious ♦︎ natural ♦︎ logical ♦︎ understandableThese words all describe sth that is normal, usual and what you would expect. 这些词均表示正常的、自然的、意料之中的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆obvious / natural / logical / understandable that...◆natural / logical to do sth◆natural / logical for sb to do sth◆the obvious / natural / logical thing to do / choice / conclusion / solution◆the obvious / a natural / an understandable temptation◆a natural / a logical / an understandable reaction / response◆perfectly / quite obvious / natural / logical / understandable■ obvious that most people would think of or agree to; normal and as you would expect 公认的；当然的；正常的；意料之中的◆There's an obvious question that no one has asked.有一个明摆着的问题尚无人问起。◆The solution was obvious.这是公认的解决办法。◆'What should we do?' 'It's obvious, isn't it?'“我们该做什么？”“那不是显而易见吗？”◆It's obvious that she'd be upset.她会不高兴是意料之中的。▸ obviously adverb ◆Obviously we don't want to spend too much money.很明显，我们不想花太多钱。■ natural normal; as you would expect 正常的；自然的；意料之中的◆It's natural that he would want to see his own son.他想见自己的儿子是很正常的。◆It's perfectly natural for you to feel annoyed.你感到烦恼，这是再正常不过的了。◆Children have a natural desire for affection and security.儿童天生渴望得到关爱和安全感。◆The man died of natural causes (= not by violence).这名男子属自然死亡。◆He thought inequality was all part of the natural order of things.他认为不平等完全合乎事物的自然规律。 see also natural ⇨ natural ▸ naturally adverb ◆Naturally, I get upset when things go wrong.事情出了错，我当然会心烦。◆This leads naturally to my next point.这必然引出我的下一个论点。NOTE 辨析 Obvious or natural? Obvious is used especially to describe a decision, choice or course of action. Natural can be used in the same way, but is more frequently used to describe feelings. * obvious尤用以描述决定、选择或行动；natural有相同的用法，但更多用以描述感情◆a natural feeling / desire / fear / concern / anxiety / reluctance正常的感情／欲望／恐惧／关注／焦虑；人之常情的不愿意When obvious is used with these words, it does not mean 'as you would expect', but 'easy to notice'. 与这些词连用时，obvious的意思不是“意料之中的”，而是“明显的、显而易见的”◆Children have an obvious desire for affection. ◆George ignored Lucy's obvious desire to be left alone.露西显然想一个人独处，但乔治未予理会。Both obvious and natural can be used to describe behaviour in the phrase It's obvious/natural that sb would... but only natural can be used in the phrase it's natural for sb to do sth. * obvious和natural均可用在短语It's obvious/natural that sb would ...中描述行为，但只有natural可用在短语it's natural for sb to do sth中◆It's perfectly obvious for you to feel annoyed. ■ logical (of a course of action or line of reasoning) seeming natural, reasonable or sensible （行动或推理）必然的，合乎情理的，合乎常理的◆It was a logical thing to do in the circumstances.那是在那种情况下理应做的事。◆It seemed logical to try and contact the child's mother.设法与孩子的母亲取得联系似乎是合乎情理的做法。OPP illogical ⓘ Something that is illogical is not sensible or not thought out in a logical way. * illogical指悖理的、不合逻辑的、乖戾的◆illogical behaviour / arguments乖戾的行为；不合逻辑的论点 ▸ logically adverb ◆The problem is that you can never trust them to act logically.问题是你绝不能指望他们按常理行事。■ understandable (of feelings, behaviour or reactions) seeming normal and reasonable in a particular situation （行为、感情或反应）合情理的，正常的，可以理解的◆Their attitude is perfectly understandable.他们的态度是完全可以理解的。◆It was an understandable mistake to make.那是一个情有可原的失误。▸ understandably adverb ◆They were understandably disappointed by the result.他们对结果感到失望是可以理解的。 |