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Agile

“Agile”是一个形容词,主要有两个含义:

  1. 身体敏捷:动作迅速、灵活
  2. 思维敏捷:能够快速适应变化、灵活应对
  1. The agile cat jumped onto the high shelf. (敏捷的猫跳到了高架子上。)
  2. 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。)
  3. 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。