Easier
“Easier” 是 easy 的比较级,指难度更低、更省力或更自在,如 “This exercise is easier than the last one.”(这个练习比上一个简单。)也可形容生活、沟通更顺畅,如 “Things got easier after we moved.”(搬家后事情好办多了。)
- “The app makes booking flights easier.” (这款应用让订机票更容易。)
- “It is easier to apologize early than to fix things later.” (早点道歉比事后补救省事。)
- “She found it easier to focus in the morning.” (她发现早上更容易集中注意力。)
“Easy” 来自古法语 aisé(舒适的),与 ease(轻松)同源;easier 为 easy + -er(比较级)。
“Easier” 在 easy 后加比较级后缀 -er;最高级为 easiest。
take it easy 意为“放轻松”;easier said than done 是常用谚语,表示“说起来容易做起来难”。
- 原形: easy
- 最高级: easiest
- 名词: ease
- 固定搭配: “easier said than done” (说来容易做来难), “make it easier” (使之更简单)
easy 是“容易的”,easier 就是“比……更容易”。
“With practice, speaking in meetings became easier for her each month.” (多练之后,她每月在会议上发言都更轻松一点。)