be undemanding
undemanding 常用于系表结构,表示某事不需要太多精力或努力。
The task is undemanding.
这项任务很容易。
要求不高的;轻松的;不严格的
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
要求不高的;轻松的;不严格的
requiring little if any patience or effort or skill; not demanding
The task is undemanding.
这项任务很容易。
要求不高的。
Not demanding
After a busy week, I like an undemanding hobby like reading comics.
忙碌一周后,我喜欢像看漫画这样不费力的爱好。
The course is undemanding enough that you can study while working.
这门课程要求不高,你可以边工作边学习。
She chose an undemanding job so she could spend more time with her family.
她选了一份轻松的工作,以便有更多时间陪家人。
undemanding 常用于系表结构,表示某事不需要太多精力或努力。
The task is undemanding.
这项任务很容易。
作定语时前面用 an,因为 undemanding 以元音音素开头。
She has an undemanding schedule.
她的日程很轻松。
find + 宾语 + undemanding 表示“觉得……不费劲”。
He found the work undemanding.
他觉得这工作很轻松。
Not this
The job is undemanded.
Use this
The job is undemanding.
undemanding 是形容词,意为“不需要太多努力或注意力的”,由现在分词 demanding 加反义前缀 un- 构成;不能用过去分词形式 undemanded。描述事物本身的属性时用 -ing 形式。
Not this
She is very undemanding to her students.
Use this
She is very undemanding with her students.
表示“对某人要求不高、不严格”时,undemanding 后接介词 with,不接 to;这是受汉语介词“对”直译成 to 的影响。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一份轻松的工作
After years of high-pressure work, she now enjoys an undemanding job at a bookshop.
在高强度工作多年后,她现在很喜欢书店里这份轻松的工作。
一项不费劲的任务
The teacher gave the class an undemanding task to keep them quietly occupied.
老师给全班布置了一项不费劲的任务,让学生们安静地有事可做。
轻松的日程安排
He chose an undemanding schedule that left him plenty of time for his family.
他选择了轻松的日程安排,这样有大量时间陪伴家人。
一位不苛刻的上司
Her undemanding boss never complains when she leaves a few minutes early.
她那位不苛刻的上司从不在她早走几分钟时抱怨。
一本轻松易读的书
After a long day, I prefer an undemanding read to a complex novel.
劳累一天后,比起复杂的小说,我更愿意读一本轻松易读的书。
一个要求不高的职务
The job turned out to be an undemanding role with almost no real responsibilities.
结果发现这份工作是个要求不高的职务,几乎没有真正的职责。
Use undemanding naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
un-表示“不”,demanding是“要求高”,合起来“要求不高”,即轻松、不费力。
语域:neutral 常见场景:工作或任务、人或性格 undemanding 是中性词,多用于形容需要较少精力、耐心或技能的工作、课程或人;在口语和书面语中都比较常见。
与 undemanding 真正押韵(重读元音及后续音均为 /ɑːndɪŋ/)的词有 demanding、commanding 等。landing、standing、understanding、expanding 虽以 -anding 结尾,但重读元音是 /æ/,读作 /ændɪŋ/,与目标词不押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.