
IELTS
乍一看,初看;第一眼就……
At first glance the problem seemed easy.
乍一看问题似乎很简单。
At first glance, organic farming looks much more expensive for the farmer.
乍一看,有机耕作对农民来说似乎昂贵得多。
At first glance, I thought he was dead.
乍一看,我以为他死了。
Around streetlights in leafy suburbs, what often seems like a moth at first glance may, in fact, be a small bat.
在绿树成荫的郊区,街灯周围经常有乍一看像是飞蛾的东西,事实上可能是一只小蝙蝠。
If they decide to invest in color-changing tile that looks like slate at first glance, because it makes them happy, then who are we to deny their choices?
如果他们决定投资第一眼看上去像是石板砖的变色瓷砖,因为这让他们高兴,那么我们凭什么去否定他们的选择呢?
|at first sight/at first blush;乍一看,初看;第一眼就……
"at first glance"是一个英语惯用短语,字面意思为"第一眼看去",通常用来描述事物或现象给人的初步印象。该表达由三个核心元素构成:
在实际应用中,这个短语常被用于学术写作和新闻报道中,表示初步观察得出的结论可能存在局限性。例如在心理学研究中,可能表述为:"At first glance, the experimental results seemed contradictory, but deeper analysis revealed underlying patterns"(来源:《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第10版)。
该短语隐含两层含义:
典型使用场景包括:
"At first glance" 是一个英语短语,表示"乍一看;初看时",用于描述对某事物或情况的最初、表面印象,通常暗示后续可能会有更深入的理解或发现。
字面意义
指在第一次看到某事物时的直观感受,可能未经过仔细分析。例如:
At first glance, the painting looked abstract, but upon closer inspection, hidden details emerged.
(乍一看这幅画很抽象,但仔细观察后会发现隐藏的细节。)
隐含对比
常暗示后续认知可能与第一印象不同,带有转折意味。例如:
At first glance, the plan seemed perfect, but later we realized its flaws.
(这个计划初看完美,但后来我们发现了缺陷。)
同义替换
可替换为 "on first appearance" 或 "superficially",但 "at first glance" 更口语化且常用。
该短语强调初步观察与后续认知的潜在差异,提醒人们重视深入理解而非仅凭表面判断。
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