afflictive + noun
afflictive 通常修饰抽象名词,如疾病、经历等。
He endured an afflictive illness.
他忍受了一场痛苦的疾病。
令人痛苦的;使人苦恼的;折磨人的
引起痛苦的;折磨人的;给人痛苦的;苦恼的
causing misery or pain or distress
引起痛苦的;折磨人的
That causes physical or mental pain.
The afflictive heat of the desert made the hikers stop frequently.
沙漠中折磨人的酷热使徒步者频频停下。
用法提示:afflictive 是形容词,在此作定语修饰 heat,表示“折磨人的、令人痛苦的”。
Losing the championship was afflictive for the whole team.
输掉冠军对于整个队伍来说十分痛苦。
用法提示:afflictive 作表语,说明主语给团队带来的痛苦感受,意为“令人痛苦的”。
She wrote a poem about the afflictive silence of an empty house.
她写了一首关于空房子那令人难受的寂静的诗。
用法提示:afflictive 作定语修饰 silence,强调这种寂静让人苦恼、难受。
afflictive 通常修饰抽象名词,如疾病、经历等。
He endured an afflictive illness.
他忍受了一场痛苦的疾病。
The situation was extremely afflictive.
情况极其折磨人。
介词 to 引出承受痛苦的人。
The news was afflictive to the family.
这消息让全家人痛苦。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is afflictive after the accident.
正确表达He is afflicted after the accident.
形容词 afflictive 通常修饰事物(如经历或疾病),表示“令人痛苦的”,而修饰人时应使用其过去分词形式 afflicted,表示“感到痛苦的”或“受折磨的”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The afflictive of poverty is hard to bear.
正确表达The affliction of poverty is hard to bear.
Afflictive 是形容词,不能用作名词。表示“痛苦、苦难”的名词形式是 affliction。
发音和拼写相似,但意思完全不同:affect 与感情相关,而 afflict 与痛苦相关
拼写相近且意思有交集,但 inflictive 强调主动施加痛苦,而 afflictive 强调经历痛苦
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