题目:
Many buildings here do not allow smoking; some will permit smokingonly in ______ areas.
A. designated B. designed C. dedicated D. descended
疑问:纠结于A和C。我查了一下designated牛津字典,它也有举例 a designated nature reserve.(指定的自然保护区) designated seats for the elderly.(老人专座)。网上答案有选A也有选C的。
Many buildings here do not allow smoking; some will permit smokingonly in ______ areas.
A. designated B. designed C. dedicated D. descended
疑问:纠结于A和C。我查了一下designated牛津字典,它也有举例 a designated nature reserve.(指定的自然保护区) designated seats for the elderly.(老人专座)。网上答案有选A也有选C的。
【答】题中的 smokingonly 应该分写成 smoking only 两个单词。答案应该是 A. designated ; 不能选择 C. dedicated ,因为dedicated表示“为只做一种特殊的工作或者用于一种特殊目的而设计的”,也可以翻译成“专用的”、“专门用途的”。指定的“吸烟区”是可以在该处吸烟,也可以在该处做其他事情,所以它不是dedicated区。
应该选 A. designated 译为 指定吸烟区
先看两个官方网站的例子
1. 在高校内,任何人不得在校园指定吸烟区以外区域吸烟。
Also, smoking is banned outside of designated smoking areas in colleges.
来源:china.org.cn
2. 通风不足、没有指定的非吸烟区标志和禁止18岁以下的人吸烟的标志,业主将面临罚款。
Owners face fines for inadequate ventilation and lack of sings designating the non-smoking sections and the smoking ban for those under 18.
但你几乎查不到smoking areas/sections 与 dedicated 连用的例子。
接下来解释原因:
结合朗文当代英语在线词典和韦氏在线词典对 designated 和 dedicated 的定义
designated:
someone or something that is choosen for a particular job or purpose
强调的是choose,为了特殊目的的选择,即指定的
dedicated:
something that is made, built, or designed for one particular purpose or thing
强调的是make,build or design for one purpose,专一的目的,即专用的
结合area分析, choose areas 显然比make,build or design areas 更符合逻辑。
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