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外刊例句
- Bosses cultivate a personal rapport with politicians and financiers, which does not easily transfer from one generation to the next.
老板们与政客及金融家建立的个人交情难以代代相传。
——《经济学人》 - Mrs. Obama’s rapport with Laura Bush is less playful, but Mrs. Obama’s aides say it is no less genuine.
奥巴马夫人和劳拉·布什在一起时没有表现得那么活泼,但奥巴马夫人的助手们说,两人的融洽关系同样是真挚的。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[noun] a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well
[名词] 一种密切而和谐的关系,在这种关系中,有关的人或团体相互理解对方的感受或想法,并沟通良好
深入解读
Rapport 是一个与小站之前推送的 purport 以及 import 结尾相同的单词,源自法语 rapport (关系、相称),逆构自法语 rapporter (带回、涉及),17世纪60年代进入英语后开始作名词表示“融洽、和谐、和睦、亲近”,指人与人或团体与团体之间关系友好和谐,相互理解对方的想法和感受,并能够开展良好的沟通,比如:
- 主食匮乏造成价格上涨。但如果你和经销商关系好,好东西他们会任你先挑。
A dearth of staple foods caused the prices to go up. But if you have a good rapport with a dealer, they will always let you have first refusal on anything interesting. - 她过去常到区里新搬来的住家拜访,以招揽顾客。她懂得与客户建立密切和谐的关系的重要性。
She used to call at the houses of newcomers to the district, soliciting for custom. She understood the importance of establishing a close rapport with clients.
而看起来像是 rapport 的衍生词的 rapporteur (特别调查员)实则也是源自法语 rapporter (带回、涉及),该词曾出现在《2019年美国侵犯人权报告》(The Record of Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2019)中用来表示联合国特别报告员(UN Special Rapporteur)。
值得注意的是, rapport 末尾的 t 不发音,并且其重音在第二个音节上,比如下面的影视用例中布拉德·皮特(Brad Pitt)饰演的角色就读错了,然后被电话另一边的人纠正。
影视用例
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- He had very little rapport with his staff and his dispatches...
- Rapport. Very little rapport.
出自2008年上映的美国黑色喜剧电影《阅后即焚》(Burn After Reading)。
同近义词
- affinity: a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something
- bond: a relationship between people or groups based on shared feelings, interests, or experiences
- harmony: the state of being in agreement or concord