
surfaces
词源
源自法语 surface,来自拉丁语 superficies,由 super(在...之上)和 facies(面、外观)组成。
noun
❶ 指物体的外部或上层部分,即表面。可以指任何物体的最外层,如地面、桌面、水面等。
“The table has a smooth surface.”
(这张桌子表面很光滑。)
“The surface of the lake was calm.”
(湖面很平静。)
❶ 指某事物的外在表现或表象,与内在实质相对。常用于描述人或事物的外在印象。
“He seems happy on the surface, but he's actually very stressed.”
(他表面上看起来很开心,但实际上压力很大。)
“The problem goes much deeper than the surface.”
(这个问题比表面看起来要复杂得多。)
verb
❶ 指从水下或地下浮出或上升到表面。也可以指问题或信息突然出现或变得明显。
“The submarine surfaced after a long dive.”
(潜水艇在长时间下潜后浮出了水面。)
“New evidence has surfaced in the investigation.”
(调查中出现了新的证据。)
❶ 指给某物覆盖或铺设表面材料,如铺路、贴墙纸等。
“They surfaced the road with asphalt.”
(他们用沥青铺设了路面。)
“The workers are surfacing the walls with plaster.”
(工人们正在用灰泥粉刷墙面。)
常见短语
scratch the surface — 指对某事物只做了肤浅的了解或处理,没有深入探究或解决根本问题。
“Our research has only scratched the surface of this complex issue.”
(我们的研究只是触及了这个复杂问题的表面。)
on the surface — 指从外表或初步观察来看,暗示实际情况可能不同。
“On the surface, everything seems fine, but there are underlying problems.”
(表面上一切看起来都很好,但存在潜在的问题。)