considerate
翻譯
體貼的, 考慮周到的, 關心他人的
例句
It was very considerate of you to help.
你來幫忙真是太體貼了。
He is always a considerate host.
他總是一個體貼的主人。
文法模式
((be)) considerate ((of sb.)) 體諒(某人)。 He is always considerate of his neighbours.
((It is)) considerate ((of sb.)) ((to-inf)) (某人)做…很體貼。 It was very considerate of you to help.
近義詞
同義詞: thoughtful, attentive, kind; 反義詞: inconsiderate, thoughtless
詞源
源自拉丁語「consideratus」,是「considerare」(觀察,考慮)的過去分詞。意思轉變為「為他人著想」。
記憶技巧
一個「considerate」的人會「考慮」(considers)他人的感受。注意它與「considerable」(相當大的)的意思不同。