moreorless的用法
"More or less" 是一个常用的短语,在不同的情境中有不同的意思和用法。以下是一些常见的用法:
1. 几乎,大约(Almost,approximately)
- The meeting lasted for more or less two hours.(会议持续了大约两个小时。)
- More or less 50 people attended the event.(大约有50人参加了这个活动。)
2. 或多或少,差不多(Approximately the same,not significantly different)
- The two cars are more or less the same size.(这两辆车差不多大小。)
- She speaks French more or less fluently.(她的法语说得差不多流利。)
3. 对事有所改变,稍作修改(Making small changes or adjustments)
- She decided to keep the house, but she may make some more or less cosmetic changes.(
她决定保留房子,但可能会做一些小的修饰。)
- The chef added more or less salt to the recipe to adjust the taste.(为了调整口味,厨师给菜谱中加了一些多或少的盐。)
4. 大体上,主要上(Mainly,for the most part)
- It was more or less her fault that the project failed.(项目失败在很大程度上是她的错。)
5. 不确定,不明确(Uncertain,not clearly defined)
- The answer to that question is more or less up to interpretation.(对那个问题的答案多多少少要根据解释。
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- The details of the plan are still more or less undecided.(计划的细节还未完全确定。)
6. 多或少地(To some extent),用于否定句
总结起来,“more or less” 表示“差不多,大约,几乎”等概念,可以用于描述数量、程度、状态的相似性或不确定性。