TEM8 GMAT
外刊例句
- Were countries to run a tight ship during booms, in line with the EU’s rules, they would have more leeway for fiscal stimulus in crunches.
如果各国在繁荣期按欧盟的规定奉行严明的财政纪律,遇到危机时便有更大的余地采取财政刺激措施。
——《经济学人》 - With tables you have a little more leeway to create something beautiful without the limitations of ergonomics.
这类桌子让你有更多余地去创造美丽的东西,而不用局限于人体工程学的要求。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[noun] the amount of freedom to move or act that is available
[名词] 自由活动的空间
深入解读
英语单词 leeway 原本是个航海术语,由 lee (下风处)+ way (途径)组成,指的是船只在航行时,受风力影响,向下风方向产生的偏移。
在航行时,必须预先想到船只可能产生的这种偏移,预先留出余裕,以免船只与下风方向的其他物体发生碰撞。因此, leeway 一词便产生了“余裕,回旋余地”的含义。现在,该词已经广泛应用于日常生活和工作场景中。
影视用例
出自1995年美国犯罪电影《赌城风云》(Casino)。该片以赌城拉斯维加斯为背景,讲述了赌场老千萨姆在经历友情与爱情的背叛后,重新作出人生抉择的故事。
同近义词
- margin: an extra amount of sth such as time, space, money, etc. that you include in order to make sure that sth is successful
- room: empty space that can be used for a particular purpose
- latitude: (formal) freedom to choose what you do or the way that you do it