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the meaning of life

/ðə ˈmiːnɪŋ əv laɪf/
生命的意义

Many people spend their lives searching for the meaning of life.

许多人一生都在寻找生命的意义。


正式

生命的意义或目的,通常指人生的价值和目标

Philosophers have debated the meaning of life for centuries.

哲学家们几个世纪以来一直在探讨生命的意义。

She found meaning in her life through helping others.

她通过帮助他人找到了生命的意义。

该短语常用于哲学、心理学或个人反思的语境中,强调对人生价值的探索。

搭配

search for the meaning of life寻找生命的意义find meaning in life在生活中找到意义question the meaning of life质疑生命的意义

同义词

purpose of lifelife's purposeexistential significance

反义词

meaninglessnesspointlessness

相关短语

existential question短语
关于存在与意义的问题
purpose-driven life短语
有目标的人生
what's the point of it all短语
这一切的意义何在

专业提示

如何用中文表达「the meaning of life」

中文中常用「生命的意义」或「人生的意义」表达相同概念。注意「生命」强调生物学意义上的生命,「人生」则更侧重生活经历与意义。例如:「探索生命的意义」vs「追求人生的价值」。

黄金法则

避免直译误解

「the meaning of life」不能直译为「生命的意思」,因为「意思」在中文中通常指单词或句子的含义,而「意义」更强调价值、目的或存在的理由。

词源

该短语源自英语,由名词'meaning'(意义)+介词短语'of life'(生命的)构成。'meaning'源自古英语'gemǣne'(共同、公共),后演变为'meaning'(意义)。'life'源自古英语'lif'(生命、生活)。该短语作为固定搭配在19世纪开始广泛使用,尤其在哲学和文学作品中。

用法说明

1. 该短语通常用于正式或思考性的语境,如哲学讨论、个人成长或文学创作。 2. 在日常口语中较少使用,除非进行深度对话。 3. 可缩写为'TMOL'(网络用语或非正式场合)。

单词拆解

the
定冠词(无实义)
root
+
meaning
意义、含义
root
+
of
介词(表示所属)
root
+
life
生命、生活
root
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