在论文写作中,不可避免要用到high、low、strong、week、heavy、light、simple……这类简单形容词。要注意的是,直接使用这类形容词不仅语言乏味,而且表述有些不严谨,毕竟某事物high、low、strong、week、heavy、light等不是绝对的,而是比较得到的结论,所以建议在这类形容词前加上relatively 或comparatively ,翻译成中文为“比较高/低/……”也委婉多了。例如:
The setting is relatively/comparatively simple.(该设置比较简单。)
The key needs to be relatively/comparatively long to ensure its security.(密钥需要相当长以保证其安全性。)
By using parallel processing, it achieves relatively/comparatively high efficiency.(通过使用并行计算,它实现了相当高的效率。)
To carry a u-key with him anytime will impose a relatively/comparatively heavy burden on a user.(时刻携带一个u盾会给用户带来一个大负担。)
Till 1995, the range that Internet covered was relatively/comparatively large, including all universities in developed countries.(到1995年,Internet 覆盖的范围已经相当大,包括发达国家的所有大学。)
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