qualify
分析词义
"Qualify" 是动词,它有几个常见的意思。其一是 “使有资格;使具备条件”,常用在谈论有特定能力或合格从事某事的能力。其二是“限定”,一般用来指明、修饰或限制声明或观点的性质、幅度或面向。
例句:
- "You need a master's degree to qualify for this job."(你需要有硕士学位才有资格做这份工作。)
- "I'd like to qualify my previous statement by saying that I did not mean all people were lazy, just some."(我想对我之前说过的进行一些修正,我并非说所有人都懒散,只是某些人。 )
词根分析
"Qualify"的词根是Latin “qualis”(何种),并无明确的英文其他词根衍生词。
词缀分析
"Qualify"的词尾 “-ify”是一个常见的词尾,表示“使…”,例如类似的词有"simplify"(使简单), "identify"(使识别)。
发展历史和文化背景
"Qualify"一词来源于中古英语,原指“描述,描绘”,它的现代意义,如“使具备资格”,开始在15世纪出现。
单词变形
名词形式: qualification(资格,条件)
过去式和过去分词: qualified
现在分词: qualifying
形容词: qualified
副词: qualyfyingly 例如:
"My qualifications match your job requirements."(我的资格符合你们的职位要求。)
"You have qualified for the final round."(你已经获得了进入决赛的资格。)
记忆辅助
你可以将 "Qualify" 分解为 "Quali-" 和 "-fy",将其和它的中文含义"使有资格"联系起来, 记住这个词。
小故事
"Jack wasn't sure that he could qualify for the elite football team, but after days of rigorous practice and hard work, he finally made it."(杰克并不确定他是否有资格进入精英足球队,但经过几天的严格训练和辛勤工作,他最终做到了。)