Stressed
“Stressed” 来自 stress(压力、强调)。日常最常指心理或身体上的紧张(feeling stressed);语言学中指音节重读(the stressed syllable);也可指材料受力(stressed metal)。
- “She looked stressed before the presentation.” (演讲前她显得很紧张。)
- “In ‘record’ (noun), the first syllable is stressed.” (名词 record 重音在第一个音节。)
- “He stressed the importance of sleep in his talk.” (他在讲话中强调了睡眠的重要性——此处为动词过去式。)
stress 来自拉丁语 strictus(拉紧),与 stringere(拉紧)相关,意象为“被拉紧、绷紧”。
stress + -ed 构成过去式/过去分词及形容词;名词 stress、形容词 stressful 同源。
职场与心理健康话题中 stressed out(压力大到受不了)很常见;语音教学里 stressed vs unstressed 是节奏与弱读的核心概念。
- 固定搭配: “stressed out” (压力大), “stressed syllable” (重读音节), “financially stressed” (经济压力大)
stress 像“拉紧的弦”,加上 -ed 就是“已经被拉紧的状态”——压力大。
“After three deadlines in one week, the whole team felt stressed and ordered takeout instead of cooking.” (一周三个截止日期后,全队都很累很紧张,干脆叫外卖不做饭了。)