Suggesting
“Suggesting”既可表示直接提出建议,也可表示间接暗示某种结论。语气通常比”telling”更委婉。
- “She is suggesting a different plan.” (她正在建议一个不同的方案。)
- “Are you suggesting that I was wrong?” (你是在暗示我错了吗?)
- “The data is suggesting a seasonal trend.” (这些数据在表明一种季节性趋势。)
来自拉丁语词根,核心意义与“提出、带到下面供考虑”有关,发展为英语中的“建议、暗示”。
由”suggest”加”-ing”构成现在分词。
在职场英语中,“I’m suggesting…”常用于温和表达意见,避免过于强硬。
- 固定搭配: 固定搭配: “suggest doing” (建议做某事), “suggest that…” (建议/表明……)
把”suggest”记成“soft-gest(轻柔地给手势提示)”,就是委婉提出想法。
“During the meeting, Tom was suggesting small changes to improve the design.” (会议中,汤姆在建议一些小改动来优化设计。)