2017-10-06 00:00
由同求異 曾鈺成
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動詞qualify除了解作使給予(某人)資格或者取得資格之外,還可以解作調整、修改、修飾。對某人的讚譽或批評,如果不想把話說得太盡,加以修飾,就叫做qualify,例如:
一、I qualified my congratulations for his success with a cautionary note.
二、I qualified my criticism to avoid offending him.
公眾人物發表言論,事後或會自覺失言,要修正先前的說法,又不願承認說錯話,qualify就是一個委婉的說法:
三、I'd like to qualify my earlier ...
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