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Very therapeutic

發佈時間: 2015/11/30

職業婦女要兼顧事業和家庭。每天歸心似箭,趕頭趕命做好工作。回家不止要顧小孩,還要處理一堆家頭細務。她們實在很需要每日至少15分鐘的鬆弛時間。我覺得浸浴最能令身心舒泰(therapeutic)。

Therapy解「治療」,therapeutic乃是其形容詞,可以解「治療的、有療效的」。例句:The herb is so expensive because it has very good therapeutic value.(這種草藥如此昂貴,因為它的療效很好。)She has spent decades studying the therapeutic properties of essential oils.(她花了幾十年研究精油的治療特性。)

Therapeutic可以引伸指「有益身心健康的、令人感到平靜、快樂和輕鬆的」。例如,Therapeutic effect of music has been known for a long time.(音樂的治療效果已經久為人知。)此外,常用I find something therapeutic。例句:I find bathing at midnight very therapeutic.(我發現在午夜浸浴非常有益健康。)

撰文: Ally 最漂亮英文專業老師
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