阅读

• 拼音: yuè dú
• 汉字拆解: 阅 = 门 (gate) + 兑 (exchange), to review/read through; 读 = 讠(speech) + 卖 (phonetic), to read aloud

含义

To read; reading. The activity of looking at and understanding written text.

More formal than 看书 (reading books casually). 阅读 is the standard word for reading in educational and academic contexts: 阅读理解 (reading comprehension), 阅读量 (volume of reading), 大量阅读 (extensive reading). Also used for reading articles, reports, and documents.

例句

1. 养成每天阅读的好习惯，对扩大词汇量和提升思维能力很有帮助。
2. 她喜欢在睡觉前阅读半小时，帮助自己放松心情、平静思绪。
3. 学校图书馆每周举办一次阅读分享活动，同学们踊跃参与。

用法指南

语境: academic, everyday, literary

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 我每天坚持阅读三十分钟英语材料。(I persist in reading English materials for thirty minutes every day.)
• 这篇阅读理解题目有点难，你帮我看一下。(This reading comprehension exercise is a bit difficult — can you help me look at it?)

错误说法

• 在正式语境中将'阅读'换成'看书'来表达认真学习 (Don't substitute 看书 for 阅读 in academic or formal contexts — 阅读 sounds more studious and deliberate, while 看书 is casual)

起源与历史

A compound of 阅 (to read through; 门 gate + 兑 exchange, suggesting reviewing documents at a gate) and 读 (to read aloud; 讠speech + 卖 sell, phonetic). Together they mean to carefully read and comprehend.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal