Agile
“Agile”是一个形容词,主要有两个含义:
- 身体敏捷:动作迅速、灵活
- 思维敏捷:能够快速适应变化、灵活应对
- The agile cat jumped onto the high shelf. (敏捷的猫跳到了高架子上。)
- She has an agile mind that can solve problems quickly. (她有一个敏捷的头脑,能够快速解决问题。)
- The company needs to be agile to adapt to market changes. (公司需要灵活以适应市场变化。)
“Agile”来自拉丁语 “agilis”,由 “agere”(行动,做)和 “-ilis”(形容词后缀)组成,原意为”能够行动的”。
- 词根:ag-(行动)
- 后缀:-ile(形容词后缀,表示”能够…的”)
“Agile”在现代商业和软件开发中常用于描述灵活的工作方法,如”agile methodology”(敏捷方法)。这个词强调快速响应和适应能力。
- 名词形式:agility(敏捷,灵活)
- 副词形式:agilely(敏捷地)
可以将 “agile” 与 “agent”(代理人,行动者)联系起来,两者都含有 “ag-” 词根,都与行动有关。
My little sister is so agile - she can climb trees faster than anyone I know. Last weekend, she climbed up to get our cat that was stuck on a branch. She moved like a monkey, and I was amazed at how quickly she got up there.
我的小妹妹非常敏捷——她爬树的速度比我认识的任何人都快。上周末,她爬上去救我们被困在树枝上的猫。她像猴子一样移动,我对她爬得这么快感到惊讶。