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外刊例句
- The largest threat to the industry, though, comes not from its critics but its success, and those who seek to emulate it.
不过,对该行业最大的威胁并非来自其批评者,而是来自它自身的成功以及那些一心要效仿的人。
——《经济学人》 - Various companies are now trying to emulate Uber’s business model in other fields, from daily chores like grocery shopping and laundry to more upmarket products like legal services and even medicine.
从日常琐事如买杂货和洗衣服,到更高端的产品如法律服务甚至医药行业,许多不同行业的公司都在模仿优步的商业模式。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation
[动词] 匹敌或超越(某人或某个成就),通常是通过模仿
深入解读
Emulate 一词源自拉丁语 aemulari (与…相匹敌、比得上),其基本含义为“比得上、赛得过”,比如:
- 这位艺术家的素描比不上他的水彩。
This artist's drawings cannot emulate his water colors.
有比较就有竞争,有竞争就有差的模仿追赶好的,而 emulate 也可以用来形容这种状态,即“努力赶上或超过、同……竞争”,强调因为钦慕而通过模仿、效仿来取得同别人一样的成就,比如:
- 她希望在运动成绩方面赶上她姐姐。
She hopes to emulate her sister's sporting achievements. - 他们希望能够效仿其他软件公司的成功先例。
They hope to emulate the success of other software companies.
另外, emulate 还是个计算机术语,表示“仿真、模拟”。与 simulate (仿真,利用模型复现实际系统中发生的本质过程)不同的是, emulate 主要指以与另一台计算机相同的方式工作并执行相同的任务。
经典英译
见贤思齐焉,见不贤而内自省也。
When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.
出自中国古代思想家、教育家,儒家学派创始人孔子(Confucius,公元前551年9月28日-公元前479年4月11日)。
同近义词
- imitate: take or follow as a model
- reproduce: create something very similar to (something else), especially in a different medium or context
- echo: (of an object, movement, or event) be reminiscent of or have shared characteristics with