1. 基本词义
Convenience(/kənˈviːniəns/)是不可数名词,主要含义包括:
- 便利;方便:指节省时间、精力或使事情更容易的状态。
- 便利设施;便利服务:如便利店、公共厕所等(此时可作可数名词)。
2. 常见搭配
- for convenience(为了方便)
- at your convenience(在你方便的时候)
- convenience store(便利店)
- household conveniences(家用便利设施)
- a matter of convenience(出于方便考虑)
3. 经典例句
We chose this hotel for its convenience to the subway station.
Please reply at your earliest convenience.
There’s a 24-hour convenience store just around the corner.
Modern kitchens are full of labor-saving conveniences.
4. 使用注意事项
- “Convenience” 通常作不可数名词,表示“便利”这一抽象概念;但当指具体的便利设施(如便利店)时,可用作可数名词。
- 不要与形容词 convenient 混淆。例如应说 “It is convenient for me”,而不是 “It is convenience for me”。
- 正式书信中,“at your convenience” 是礼貌表达“在您方便时”的常用短语。
5. 小测验(互动练习)
以下哪句使用正确?
- A. This location is very convenience.
- B. This location is very convenient.
- C. I bought some convenience at the shop.