change one's mind
one's 要随主语的人称和数变化,如 change my mind、change his mind、change their minds。
He changed his mind about moving to another city.
他改变了对搬到另一个城市的主意。
意见;观点;看法;记忆力;回忆;注意力;心思;意向;意图;愿望;精神状态;神志
the part of a person that thinks, feels, and perceives; the intellect or consciousness
指理性思考、情感与感知所在的整体心理能力
理性思考的能力
The capability for rational thought.
负责思想和情感的部分;理性的所在
that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason
意识到事物的能力
The ability to be aware of things.
回忆或记忆
recall or remembrance
记忆事物的能力
The ability to remember things.
通过判断形成的观点
an opinion formed by judging something
集中思维的能力
The ability to focus the thoughts.
体现某些心理特质的人
Somebody that embodies certain mental qualities.
特定群体的思维特征
Thinking characteristic of particular group.
判断、意见或看法
Judgment, opinion, or view.
愿望、倾向或意图
Desire, inclination, or intention.
健康的心理状态
A healthy mental state.
意识、知觉、情感、判断、思维和意志所基于的非物质实体或过程集合。
The non-material substance or set of processes in which consciousness, perception, affectivity, judgement, thinking, and will are based.
死后一段时间内为死者持续祈祷。
Continual prayer on a dead person's behalf for a period after their death.
注意、考虑或思考。
Attention, consideration or thought.
She has a powerful mind and can understand complex ideas easily.
她头脑强大,能轻松理解复杂的概念。
用法提示:此处 mind 为名词,指智力与思考能力;a powerful mind 表示强大的头脑。
AI contextual example
The beautiful scenery stayed in my mind long after the trip.
旅行结束后,那美丽的风景在我脑海中久久停留。
用法提示:此处 mind 为名词,指脑海、记忆;in my mind 意为在我的脑海里。
AI contextual example
He used his mind to solve the puzzle instead of looking for help.
他没有寻求帮助,而是动脑筋解开了谜题。
用法提示:此处 mind 为名词,指心智、思考能力;use one's mind 表示动脑筋、运用思考能力。
AI contextual example
one's 要随主语的人称和数变化,如 change my mind、change his mind、change their minds。
He changed his mind about moving to another city.
他改变了对搬到另一个城市的主意。
强调拿定主意、下定决心;后接 to do sth 说明决心要做的事。
She has made up her mind to study medicine.
她已经下定决心学医。
表示有意向做某事,语气偏正式,多用于书面语。
I have a mind to tell her the truth.
我想要把真相告诉她。
注意语序:宾语放在 keep 与 in mind 之间,若宾语是代词更需如此,如 keep it in mind。
Please keep my advice in mind when you choose the course.
你选课时请把我的建议记在心里。
较正式,侧重理性思维,不用于指具体的想法或记忆
较口语化,可指智力,也可指具体的大脑,不用于抽象思想
强调逻辑推理过程,不用于泛指智力或注意力
侧重决策和评估能力,不用于记忆或注意力
grammar · medium
易错句子Mind works better when you are relaxed.
正确表达The mind works better when you are relaxed.
汉语没有冠词,泛指“人的头脑、心智”时学习者常直接省掉冠词。英语中单数可数名词表示泛指(指一整类事物)时,前面必须加定冠词 the;此处 mind 是单数可数名词,所以要用 the mind。
grammar · medium
易错句子He changed the mind after the meeting.
正确表达He changed his mind after the meeting.
汉语说“改变主意”,不带物主代词,因此学习者常改用 the 来填补冠词位置。但英语的固定搭配是 change one's mind,必须用与主语人称一致的物主代词(my/his/her/their 等);用 the 就丢掉了“某人自己的主意”这层所属关系,句子不成立。
grammar · medium
易错句子She has made up her mind to studying abroad next year.
正确表达She has made up her mind to study abroad next year.
make up one's mind 后面接不定式,其中的 to 是不定式符号而非介词,所以后面要用动词原形,不能接动名词。汉语“决心做某事”没有这种区分,学习者容易把 to 误当介词而写成 to doing,故需改为 to study。
mind 指思考、意识和心智这类非物质的方面,brain 指头颅里的生理器官。说“动脑筋”时 use your brain 和 use your mind 都可以,但医学、解剖语境只能用 brain,如 brain injury,不能说 mind injury。
mind 表示“看法”时多用于 change one's mind、be of the same mind 等固定说法;opinion 是可数名词,常单独指某人的具体意见,如 in my opinion、public opinion。日常表达具体看法时 opinion 更常用,但两者并非在所有语境都能互换。
mind 侧重“头脑、心智”这一整体能力,memory 侧重记住和回忆的功能或具体的记忆内容。keep in mind 是“记住、考虑到”,in memory of 是“为纪念……”,两者不能互换。
记住,牢记
Please keep in mind that the deadline is tomorrow.
请记住截止日期是明天。
改变主意
She changed her mind about moving abroad.
她改变了出国的主意。
下定决心
I need to make up my mind before the offer expires.
我需要在报价到期前下定决心。
失去理智
He almost lost his mind when he heard the news.
他听到这个消息时几乎失去理智。
突然想起
It never crossed my mind that she might be lying.
我从没想过她可能在撒谎。
mind是大脑的功能产物,两者常同时出现。
mind是产生thought的场所。
mind具有存储和回忆memory的能力。
mind可以集中或分散attention。
mind会形成新的idea。
改变主意
She was going to buy the red dress, but she changed her mind and got the blue one.
她本来要买红裙子,但改变主意买了蓝裙子。
下决心
I can't decide which job to take; I need to make up my mind soon.
我无法决定接受哪份工作;我需要尽快下决心。
记住
Bear in mind that the store closes at 6 p.m.
请记住商店下午6点关门。
精神战胜物质;意志克服困难
He climbed the mountain using nothing but mind over matter.
他仅凭意志力就爬上了山。
头脑浪费是可怕的
The mind is a terrible thing to waste, so we must invest in education.
头脑浪费是可怕的,所以我们必须投资教育。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.
被遗忘
I meant to call you, but it slipped my mind.
我本来想给你打电话,但忘了。