【同义词辨析】 2019-07-11 活泼lively-animated

lively: suggests briskness, alertness, or energy: a ~ hour of news and information.  brisk快速,表示活跃有活力,或表示急匆匆suggests liveliness, animation, or vigor and sometimes with a suggestion of hurry,如a brisk walk快步行走,如a brisk cleaning-up before the relatives arrived亲戚来之间快速急匆匆打扫卫生,可见brisk和lively互释, 都表示有活跃)  (alert 机敏机灵implies quick mental response,如he has an alert mind他很机灵,如she remained active and alert until well into her eighties她80多岁时仍然活跃机敏;alert另一个意思是警惕,如Chinese military on 'high alert' 中国军队提升战备)


animated: applies to what is spirited, active, and sparkling: an ~ discussion of current events.   sparkling闪耀火花的,这里形容有趣interesting and amusing,如a sparkling conversation/personality妙趣横生的谈话/风趣的人)       ANIM词根表示breath,soul呼吸和灵魂,这个词强调精神状态spirit好,如animal动物magnanimous大度animosity怨恨      active活跃,等于上一个词lively


vivacious: suggests an activeness of gesture and wit, often playful or alluring: a ~ party hostess.  (playful爱玩笑顽皮幽默means being humorous and friendly, full of fun,如her manner is playful and girlish她举止像少女般顽皮,如a playful puppy顽皮的小狗,如she pushed him away playfully她开玩笑般地把他推开了)


sprightly: suggests lightness and spirited vigor of manner or of wit: a tuneful, ~ musical revue. revue轻歌舞剧、时事讽刺剧       vigor活力


gay: stresses complete freedom from care and exuberantly overflowing spirits: the ~ spirit of Paris in the 1920s.  


lively活跃(能量足): 形容快速机敏能量足,animated热烈(精神高): 形容活跃有趣精神高,vivacious活泼: 形容言语手势丰富,常形容女性活泼吸引人,sprightly轻快: 表示动作言语轻快活力,gay欢快: 强调完全没有忧虑精神焕发洋溢


记忆方法: 1)首字母LAVSG想成Large Volume of GAS气量足<==活泼

         2) 练习一下

         3)活泼的意思是有活力精神mean keenly alive and spirited.首字母LAVSG想成Large Volume of GAS气量足<==活泼  keen有两个意思1、有洞察力 2、有兴趣,这里是2