downside
【 缺点、不利的一面】
downside 主要用作名词,意思是 缺点、不利的一面,常与 upside(优点) 形成对比。
1. 主要含义:缺点,负面影响
- 释义: 指某事物的负面或不利方面,相当于 disadvantage 或 drawback。
- 例句:
- The downside of working from home is the lack of social interaction.
(在家工作的缺点是缺乏社交互动。) - The only downside of this phone is its high price.
(这款手机唯一的缺点就是价格高。)
- The downside of working from home is the lack of social interaction.
2. 相关表达
- on the downside → 从负面来看
- 例句: The hotel is beautiful. On the downside, it's quite expensive.
(这家酒店很漂亮,但缺点是价格昂贵。)
- 例句: The hotel is beautiful. On the downside, it's quite expensive.
- every upside has a downside → 每个优点都有缺点
- 例句: This job pays well, but every upside has a downside—it's very stressful.
(这份工作薪水不错,但凡事有利有弊,压力很大。)
- 例句: This job pays well, but every upside has a downside—it's very stressful.
3. 反义词
- upside → 积极的一面,好处
- 例句: The upside of the new policy is that it will create more jobs.
(新政策的好处是它会创造更多就业机会。)
- 例句: The upside of the new policy is that it will create more jobs.
总结
- downside = 缺点、不利的一面(= disadvantage, drawback)
- 常和 upside(优点)对比使用
- 常见搭配:the downside of..., on the downside...
记住 down = 下降、不好的一面,所以 downside 就是“负面影响”!