音标:英 /ˈkʌmftəbl/,美 /ˈkʌmftərbəl/
comfortable 是形容词,核心含义包括“物理舒适”“心理自在”“经济宽裕”三大维度,具体用法如下:
指身体感受上的放松与惬意,可描述物品、环境或姿势。
搭配:+ 名词(comfortable chair 舒适的椅子、comfortable temperature 舒适温度)
例句:Trainers are so comfortable to wear.(运动鞋穿起来真舒适。)
表示情绪上的放松、不紧张,尤指社交或陌生环境中的状态。
搭配:+ with(feel comfortable with sb 与某人相处自在)、+ about(be comfortable about the decision 对决定感到放心)
例句:A really good friend will make you feel comfortable being who you are.(真正的朋友会让你自在做自己。)
描述收入或生活水平足以提供安全感,相当于“小康的”“富足的”。
搭配:+ income/earnings(comfortable income 充裕的收入)
例句:She came from a stable, comfortable, middle-class family.(她来自稳定富足的中产家庭。)
表示“轻松领先”:指比赛或竞争中优势明显,如“won by a comfortable margin”(以较大优势获胜)。
医学语境:描述病人“状况稳定、无痛”,如“was described as comfortable in hospital”(据报在医院状况良好)。
| 短语 | 含义 | 例句 |
|---|---|---|
| make yourself comfortable | 别拘束,随意 | Sit down and make yourself comfortable.(坐下,别客气。) |
| be comfortable with | 对…感到自在 | He's more comfortable with computers than with people.(他用电脑比与人相处更自在。) |
| comfortable lead | 轻松领先 | By half distance we held a comfortable two-lap lead.(半程时我们轻松领先两圈。) |
The bed is comfortable to sleep in.(这张床睡起来很舒服。)
She has a comfortable teaching job at a university.(她在大学有一份惬意的教学工作。)
They're not millionaires, but they're certainly very comfortable.(他们不是百万富翁,但生活相当宽裕。)
Nervous politicians might well feel more comfortable with a step-by-step approach.(紧张的政治家可能更倾向于循序渐进的做法。)
发音注意:不要误读为 /kʌmˈfɔːrtəbl/,正确发音中“or”音弱化为 /tə/,接近“comf-tuh-bul”。
语义混淆:表示“身体不适”时不可用 I'm not comfortable,此表达更侧重“心理不自在”,应改用 I'm not feeling well。
通过上述用法,comfortable 展现了从“身体感受”到“心理状态”再到“经济条件”的多维应用,是日常交流中描述“舒适感”的核心词汇。你是否曾用它表达过除“舒服”外的含