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Lightweight

“Lightweight” 可作名词或形容词。作名词时:指拳击等运动中的轻量级级别或该级别选手;也引申指能力或影响力小的人、酒量差的人、或胜算不大的政治候选人。作形容词时:指重量轻、力量弱、不够严肃深入,或指软件等占用资源少、性能影响小。

  1. “The boxer moved up from featherweight to lightweight for the championship.” (这位拳击手从羽量级升到轻量级参加冠军赛。)
  2. “This lightweight laptop is perfect for travelers—it weighs less than two pounds.” (这款轻量级笔记本电脑非常适合旅行者——重量不到两磅。)
  3. “Don’t take him seriously; he’s a lightweight when it comes to business decisions.” (别当真,在商业决策方面他无足轻重。)

由 “light”(轻的)+ “weight”(重量)复合而成。字面意为”重量轻的”。

  • 词根: light(轻的)+ weight(重量)
  • 复合词,可作名词或形容词

在体育领域,lightweight 是拳击、摔跤、举重等项目的标准体重级别之一。在科技领域,“lightweight” 形容占用资源少、运行高效的程序或框架(如 lightweight framework)。用作贬义时,指某人能力不足或不够严肃。

  • 固定搭配: “lightweight champion” (轻量级冠军), “lightweight material” (轻质材料), “lightweight software” (轻量级软件)
  • 反义词: heavyweight(重量级;重要的)

Light(轻)+ weight(重量)。重量轻 = 轻量级。与 heavyweight 形成对比。

“The new smartphone was a lightweight marvel—slim, fast, and barely noticeable in a pocket. Tech reviewers praised its lightweight design, though some power users found it too limited for their needs.” (这款新智能手机是轻量级的奇迹——轻薄、快速,放在口袋里几乎感觉不到。科技评测者称赞其轻量设计,尽管一些重度用户觉得它功能过于有限。)