1.interesting的意思是“令人感兴趣的,有趣的”,指人或物时,表示具有能唤起某人心理或情感方面兴趣的能力,而不表示兴趣的程度或原因; 指书、戏剧、影视等时,则表示具有较强的娱乐性,而且能使人消愁解闷。
2.interesting在句中可用作定语、表语或宾语补足语。
3.interesting的比较级和最高级是more interesting和most interesting。
in an interesting condition
〈英〉怀孕 pregnant
I hear that Richard's girlfriend is in an interesting condition.我听说理查德的女朋友怀孕了。
用作定语
▲~+n.
Brewer is a very interesting man.布鲁尔是一个很有趣的人。
That's an interesting book.那是一本有趣的书。
He wrote an interesting storybook for children.他给孩子们写了一本有趣的故事书。
My father bought me an interesting storybook yesterday.昨天爸爸给我买了一本有趣的故事书。
We heard a most interesting talk about Japan.我们听了一个关于日本的非常有趣的谈话。
▲n.+~
Children can always think of something interesting to pass the time. 孩子们总能想出有趣的事来消磨时间。
At the meeting we discussed matters most interesting to us.在会上我们讨论了最感兴趣的那些问题。
用作表语
▲S+be+~
The story is very interesting.那个故事很有趣。
The magazine's issue on marriage was especially interesting.这本杂志谈婚姻问题的那一期特别有趣。
The book may prove interesting.这本书会被证明很有趣的。
▲S+be+~+prep.-phrase
Stories about travel and adventure are interesting for children.游记和冒险故事是令儿童感到有趣的读物。
These matters are intensely interesting to environmentalists.环境保护主义者对这些事情很感兴趣。
Life is interesting to people who expose themselves to new ideas.对那些接触新思想的人来说生活是很有趣的。
▲S+be+~+to-v
Philip is interesting to talk to.跟菲利普谈话很有趣。
The stories are interesting to listen to.那些故事听起来很有趣。
▲It is/was+~+to-v
It is very interesting to listen to him.听他讲话很有趣。
▲S+be+~+that-clause
This TV play is so interesting that men and women, boys and girls like to watch it.这部电视剧非常有趣,男女老少都爱看。
用作宾补动词
▲S+V+O+~
I find the book very interesting.我觉得这本书很有趣。
I used to work at a tobacconist's, and I found it quite interesting.从前我在一家纸烟店工作,我对那里的工作很感兴趣。
interesting, interested
这两者分别是由interest的过去分词和现在分词而来的形容词,其区别是:
1.interested有被动意义,意为“感兴趣的”,其主语或修饰的名词只能是人,其后常接介词in或动词不定式; interesting有主动意义,意为“能激发别人兴趣的”,其主语或所修饰的名词多为物或事,偶尔可为人,其后不接in或动词不定式。例如:
The film is both interesting and instructive.这部电影既有趣又有教育意义。
I have been greatly interested to note that all the performers were female.我注意到,所有的演员都是女性,这使我极感兴趣。
2.interested可作“有私心的,有偏见的”解,而interesting无此义。
1.有些书读起来很有趣。
[误] Some books are interesting to be read.
[正] Some books are interesting to read.
那里可以看到一些有趣的东西。
[误] There is something interesting to be seen.
[正] There is something interesting to see.
[析] 在“be interesting+to-v”的结构中,虽然不定式与句子主语构成动宾关系,但是应该用主动形式来表示其被动含义。
2.这样就开始了一天紧张而有趣的活动。
[误] Thus began a whole day's interesting though tense activities.
[正] Thus began a whole day's tense but interesting activities.
[析] 汉语和英语都习惯说“紧张但是有趣的活动”,不大说“有趣但是紧张的活动”。因为在这种场合一般更强调interesting而不是tense。
[同义词] absorbing, attractive, pleasing, curious, suspicious
[反义词] boring, dull, flat, tedious, uninteresting
