轻而易举

Chinese HSK 7-9 Vocabulary Chinese ★★ 2/5 neutral qīng ér yì jǔ
拼音 qīng ér yì jǔ
汉字拆解 轻 = 车 + 圣 (light/trivial); 而 = 而 (connective particle); 易 = 日 + 勿 (easy/change); 举 = 兴 + 手 (lift/raise)

含义

Easy to accomplish; effortlessly done. Literally: as light and easy as lifting something. Describes something achieved with minimal effort.

Used to describe tasks or achievements completed with ease, often to contrast with their apparent difficulty or to praise skill. Can carry admiration or, in some contexts, a subtle irony about the effort involved.

例句

  1. 对于经验丰富的工程师来说,修复这个漏洞简直轻而易举。
  2. 他轻而易举地赢得了比赛,赛场上的观众不禁为之喝彩欢呼。
  3. 这道数学题看似复杂,但她轻而易举就推导出了正确答案。

用法指南

语境: praise, comparison, narrative

语气: admiring

正确说法

  • 她轻而易举地完成了别人眼中难以逾越的挑战,令所有人刮目相看。(She effortlessly overcame a challenge that others considered insurmountable, impressing everyone.)
  • 对训练有素的运动员来说,这段赛程轻而易举,完全不在话下。(For a well-trained athlete, this course is effortlessly manageable and poses no challenge at all.)

错误说法

  • 这件极其重大的事情可以轻而易举地解决 — use cautiously for genuinely serious matters; 轻而易举 can imply underestimation and may come across as dismissive of real complexity

起源与历史

轻 (light) + 而 (and/then) + 易 (easy) + 举 (lift/raise) — as light and easy as lifting something in one's hand

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal

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