做個職業人:pro的用法和辨析大綱
Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.
——Pablo Picasso, Artist
「像專家般學會規則,好讓你像藝術家般打破它。 」
——畢卡索 (藝術家)
一、你知道pro有幾種含義嗎?
adj.
職業的,專業的 professional
Brian set his heart on becoming a pro baseball player.
布萊恩下決心要做一名職業棒球運動員。
adv.
1.贊成地,肯定地in favour of or support that person or thing
n.
1.贊成者;贊成的意見;贊成票 [C] approve
We need to discuss the pros and cons of this method.
我們必須討論此方法的正反兩面。
2.職業人員,專業人員 [C]a person who works as a professional
I have enjoyed playing with some of the top pros from Europe and America.
我很高興能和來自歐美的一些頂級職業運動員打比賽。
prep.
3.贊成,支持 in favor of
I'm one of the few that's very pro performance-related pay.
我是少數極力贊成績效工資的人之一。
二、含有pro的常見短語
pro tem
當時的,暫時的
quid pro quo
n.補償物,交換物,相等物,代用品
pro forma
形式上
三、做個填詞遊戲吧
But that it were as simple as being ___ or anti something.
但是這就像贊成或反對某些事情一樣簡單。