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readiness for + noun/gerund
表示对某事的准备状态，后接名词或动名词。
The troops were in a state of readiness for battle.
部队处于临战状态。
准备；预备；就绪
readinesses — plural of readiness
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
准备；预备；就绪
the state of being ready or prepared for use or action, especially military action
The troops were in a state of readiness for battle.
部队处于临战状态。
准备状态或程度；准备就绪。
The state or degree of being ready; preparedness.
愿意。
Willingness.
The host had cleaned the guest room in readiness for their arrival.
主人打扫好了客房，为他们的到来做好准备。
She showed a real readiness to take on new challenges.
她表现出真正愿意接受新挑战的态度。
The fire drill tested the building's readiness for an emergency.
消防演习检验了大楼应对紧急情况的准备程度。
表示对某事的准备状态，后接名词或动名词。
The troops were in a state of readiness for battle.
部队处于临战状态。
强调意愿或准备做某事，后接动词原形。
She showed a remarkable readiness to learn new skills.
她表现出学习新技能的极高意愿。
固定短语，通常置于句末，表示“为…做好准备”。
The equipment was laid out in readiness for the experiment.
设备已摆放好，为实验做准备。
Not this
She is readiness to help.
Use this
She is ready to help.
“readiness”是名词，不能直接放在系动词后作表语；应改用形容词“ready”。
Not this
The team is in readiness of the competition.
Use this
The team is in readiness for the competition.
表示“为……做好准备”时，固定搭配为“in readiness for”，不是“in readiness of”。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
战备状态
The army maintained a high level of combat readiness.
军队保持着高度的战备状态。
准备状态
The emergency services are in a constant state of readiness.
应急服务始终处于准备状态。
乐意做…
She showed a readiness to learn new skills.
她表现出学习新技能的意愿。
为…准备好
The troops were put in readiness for deployment.
部队已准备好部署。
操作准备状态
The factory achieved full operational readiness within a week.
工厂在一周内达到了全面运营准备状态。
处于准备就绪状态
The troops were kept in a state of readiness for deployment.
部队保持待命状态以便部署。
一切准备就绪
The hall was all in readiness for the wedding ceremony.
大厅已为婚礼仪式准备就绪。
关键在于准备（源自《哈姆雷特》）
When it comes to job interviews, readiness is all.
就求职面试而言，关键在于准备。
准备就绪就是一切。
In Shakespeare's Hamlet, the protagonist says, 'The readiness is all,' emphasizing the importance of being prepared for any outcome.
在莎士比亚的《哈姆雷特》中，主角说‘准备就绪就是一切’，强调为任何结果做好准备的重要性。
Use readinesses naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想ready（准备好的）加名词后缀-ness，意为‘准备就绪’的状态。
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All listed words end with "-ness" and are pronounced with the same final syllable /nɪs/, with primary stress on the first syllable. They rhyme with "readiness" (/'redinis/). Beware of lookalikes like "business" which is spelled with an extra 'i' but sounds the same pattern.
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