摘要：形容词considerate表达“总是想着别人的愿望、感受、需求，不伤害、惹恼对方的”，与汉语“考虑周到、体谅他人、体贴入微、为他人着想”相当，是褒义词。

形容词considerate表达“总是想着别人的愿望、感受、需求，不伤害、惹恼对方的”，与汉语“考虑周到、体谅他人、体贴入微、为他人着想”相当，是褒义词。

品读例句:

【例句1】He was always kind and considerate. （他总是善良，体贴人意。 ）[朗文当代英语词典]

【例句2】Louis was a kind, caring and considerate young man. （路易斯是一个善良、有爱心、体贴人的年轻人） [牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句3】I think he's the most charming, most considerate man I've ever known. （我认为他是我所知道的最有魅力、最体贴人的人。） [柯林斯高级学者辞典]

【例句4】Try to be a bit more considerate. （努力多体贴一点。）[牛津高级学者辞典]

也可以用类似It is kind of you to do的句型，如

【例句5】It was very considerate of him to wait. （让他等，他真是太体贴入微了）[牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句6】I've always understood one should try and be considerate of other people. （我一直明白，一个人应该试着体谅别人。）[柯林斯高级学者辞典]

【例句7】It was very considerate of you to let us know you were going to be late.（你让我们知道你要迟到了，真是考虑太周到了。 ） [朗文当代英语词典]

【例句8】It wasn't very considerate of you to drink all the milk.（你把牛奶都喝光了，真是太不体谅别人了。） [剑桥高级学者辞典]

"对.....[人]体贴”用considerate towards，如

【例句9】 As a motorist, I try to be considerate towards cyclists. （作为一名驾车者，我尽量体谅骑自行车的人。）[朗文当代英语词典]

【例句10】She is always polite and considerate towards her employees. （她对员工总是彬彬有礼，体贴周到。）[牛津高级学者辞典]

considerate的反义词是inconsiderate, 是贬义词，如

【例句11】Our neighbours are very inconsiderate - they're always playing loud music late at night.(我们的邻居非常不考虑别人，他们总是在深夜大声播放音乐。) [剑桥高级学者辞典]

“对......不体贴”用介词to(看来还是towards的力度感强), 如

【例句12】Motorists were criticised for being inconsiderate to pedestrians. （摩托车手者因不体谅行人而备受批评。） [柯林斯高级学者辞典]

可以用of句型，如

【例句13】It was inconsiderate of you not to call. （你不打电话是太不想着别人了。） [牛津高级学者辞典]

【例句14】It was very inconsiderate of you to keep us waiting. （你让我们等这么久，真是太不地道了。 ）[朗文当代英语词典]

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