content

英 ['kɒntent] 美 ['kɑːntent]

• n. 内容； 目录； 含量
• adj. 满足的； 满意的
• vt. 使 ... 满足； 使 ... 安心

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [P]所容纳之物,所含之物

   that which is contained in sth

2. [P](书等的)内容,目录

   that which is written or spoken about in a book, an article, a programme, a speech, etc.

3. [U]容量,含量

   amount of sth contained in sth else

v. (动词)

1. vt. 使满足,使满意

   accept sth, even though one would have liked more or better

n. (名词)

1. [U]满足,满意

   state of being content

adj. (形容词)

1. [P]知足的,满足的,满意的,愉快的

   satisfied with what one has; not wanting more; happy

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 内容
2. 含量
3. 容量
4. 满足
5. 目次
6. 目录
7. 要旨
8. 容积
9. 所容纳之物
10. 所含之物
11. 【数】容度
12. 收容量
13. 自得
14. 【哲】内容
15. 真意
16. 赞成票（者）
17. 主要内容
18. 内含物
19. 主题
20. 容纳的东西

adj. 形容词

1. 满足的
2. 满意的
3. 甘愿的
4. 甘心
5. 喜欢
6. 赞成
7. 知足
8. 心满意足
9. 愿意
10. 愿意的
11. 赞成！
12. 高兴的
13. 意义的

v. 动词

1. 知足
2. 使满足
3. 让…满意
4. 满足
5. 满意
6. 使满意
7. 使…安心

英英释义

Noun:

1. everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something;

   "he emptied the contents of his pockets"
   "the two groups were similar in content"
   

2. what a communication that is about something is about

3. the proportion of a substance that is contained in a mixture or alloy etc.

4. the amount that can be contained;

   "the gas tank has a capacity of 12 gallons"
   

5. the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned

6. the state of being contented with your situation in life;

   "he relaxed in sleepy contentedness"
   "they could read to their heart's content"
   

7. something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation;

   "a moving picture of a train is more dramatic than a still picture of the same subject"
   

Adjective:

1. satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are;

   "a contented smile"
   

Verb:

1. satisfy in a limited way;

   "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day"
   

2. make content;

   "I am contented"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Teaching content should be concise.
   教学内容要少而精。
2. The book is rich in content and succinct in style.
   这本书内容丰富，文字简练。
3. Define content sections of status reports.
   定义状态报告的目录部分。
4. Using file shares that provide only a hierarchical directory structure as a means of organizing content.
   将只提供一个层次目录结构的文件共享作为内容组织方式使用。
5. Tests of the manure showed a high ammonia content.
   这种肥料经过化验表明氨的含量很高。
6. The calorie content in this ice cream is very high.
   这种冰激凌的卡路里含量很高。

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. We're also in the content business.
   我们是也在满足的生意方面。
2. I am very content with my life at present.
   我对目前的生活心满意的。

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. Disport oneself to one's heart's content.
   玩个痛快什么也不会使他满足。
2. Feel quite content with my present situation.
   我对我的现状感到很满足。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The drawer had been emptied of its contents.
   抽屉已经腾空了。
2. She uncorked the bottle and poured out the contents.
   她拧开瓶塞,把瓶里的东西倒了出来。
3. A bag with its precious contents was missing.
   一个装有贵重物品的包不见了。
4. He swallowed half the contents of his glass in one gulp.
   他一口喝下半杯。
5. Look at the contents before you buy the book.
   买书前先看一看内容。
6. She hadn't read the letter and so was unaware of its contents.
   她没有看那封信,所以不知道信的内容。
7. He knew by heart the contents of the note.
   他背得出这张条子上的内容。
8. The Prime Minister declined to go into details on the contents of his talks with the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
   首相拒绝谈论与财政大臣会谈的详细内容。
9. There is a table of contents in front of a dictionary.
   词典的开头有目录。
10. The content of your essay is excellent, but it's not very well expressed.
    你那篇文章的内容好极了,但是表达方式不太好。
11. I like the style of his writing but I don't like the content.
    我喜欢他的写作风格,但不喜欢他写的内容。
12. We artists should combine healthy political content with finished artistic forms.
    我们艺术家们应该把健康的政治内容和完美的艺术形式结合起来。
13. I didn't understand the content of his speech.
    我没有理解他讲演的要旨。
14. A life without success has no content.
    没有成就,人生就毫无意义。
15. Her life only had content when she was with him.
    她只有与他在一起生活时才有意义。
16. Oranges have a high vitamin content.
    橙子的维生素含量很高。
17. Meat is a food with a high fat content.
    肉是脂肪含量高的食物。
18. High day temperatures increase the sugar content of the grapes.
    日间的高温使葡萄中糖的含量增加了。
19. The content of the gas tank of this car is 17 gallons.
    这辆轿车油箱容量是17加仑。

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. Will it content you if I let you have candy tomorrow?
   如果我明天给你买糖果你满足吗?
2. Nothing will ever content the boy.
   什么也不会使这个男孩心满意足。

其他

v -ed as Attrib.

1. A contented person is happy with what he has.
   知足者常乐。

用作名词 (n.)

1. The cat lay stretched out beside the fire in sleepy content.
   那只猫伸开4条腿躺在炉边美滋滋地睡觉。
2. She began to live in peace and content.
   她开始平静而满意地生活了。

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作表语

S+be+～

1. He is quite content.
   他十分满足。
2. Now that she has apologized,I am content.
   既然她已经道了歉,我也就满意了。

S+be+～+to- v

1. She is quite content to live at home with her parents.
   她十分满足于在家时和她父母同住。
2. Would you be content to wait till tomorrow?
   你愿意等到明天吗?
3. That famous actor seemed content to play a minor part in the play.
   那名演员似乎很满意在剧中演一个不重要的角色。
4. He's perfectly content to live in a hut and paint pictures all day.
   他完全满足于住在小屋里成天画画。
5. He was content to die here in the midst of his lands, in this old houses of his fathers.
   他愿意死在这块故土上,死在父辈居住过的房子里。
6. A few were content to pay the fines.
   少数几个人愿意支付罚款。
7. She seems content to sit in front of the television all night.
   看来她愿意在电视机旁坐个通宵。
8. He was content to stand by as an impassive spectator.
   他满足于站在旁边做一个冷漠的旁观者。

S+be+～+that-clause

1. They were content that they had won the game.
   比赛赢了,他们很满意。

经典引文

• A letter ought not to be estimated by the length of it, but by the contents.

  出自： W. Cowper

• She dumped the contents of her handbag onto the counter.

  出自： J. Cheever

• In Concord and Content The Commons live, by no Divisions rent.

  出自： Dryden

• A look of deep content shone in her eyes.

  出自： K. Mansfield

• Abdul Kadar was content to play a waiting game.

  出自： L. Uris

• As a small child, I was content enough with the life around me.

  出自： Day Lewis

• I am content But I'm not happy.

  出自： R. Harries

• I will content you if what pleases you contents you.

  出自：As You Like It , Shakespeare

• No ordinary view will content the Miss Alans.

  出自： E. M. Forster

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

content with (v.+prep.)

使(某人)满足于… make sb satisfied with sth
content oneself with sth/v-ing
There is no fresh meat in the market today, so you'll have to content yourselves with something out of a tin.

今天肉品市场上没有鲜肉了,你们只好吃罐头了。
John contented himself with two glasses of beer even though he could have had more.

即使约翰本来能够多喝几杯,但他喝了两杯也就感到满意了。
We cannot go abroad this year, so we'll have to content ourselves with a holiday in London.

今年我们不能出国,所以只好在伦敦度假了。
You will have to content yourself with what you have.

你应该满足于你所拥有的一切。
As the TV is broken, you'll have to content yourself with listening to the radio.

电视机坏了,你只好满足于听收音机了。
She didn't take part in the discussion, but contented herself with smoking cigarettes.

她没有参加讨论,她只是吸烟就感到满足了。
We must not be contented with such a small success.

我们不应该满足于这样的小成就。

用作名词 (n.)

to one's heart's content

尽情地 happily, freely and enthusiastically

用作形容词 (adj.)

content with

满足于 satisfied with sth

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• have content 有内容
• lack content 缺乏内容
• look at the content 看目录
• understand the content 理解内容

名词+～

• fat content 脂肪含量
• iron content 铁含量
• sugar content 含糖量

～+介词

• content of… 的容量,…的内容
• content of a book 一本书的内容
• content of a dictionary 词典的目录
• content of a note 条子的内容
• content of a gas tank 车油箱容量

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• content the boy 使男孩心满意足
• content the girl 使女孩心满意足
• content the teacher 使老师心满意足

～+介词

• content with 使(某人)心满意足

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• give sb content 让某人心满意足
• live in content 满意地生活

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+动词不定式

• content to live at home 满足于呆在家里
• content to pay the fines 愿意付费
• content to play a minor part 满足于演一个小角色
• content to stand by 宁愿站在一旁
• content to wait 满足于等待

～+介词

• content with 满足于…

词语用法

1. content指“容量”，contents指“内容”。如一个斗的content是一斗，当里面只有一升东西的时候它的contents是一升；
2. 表示一篇文章或一本书的“内容”应用content。

   The essay is excellent both in form and in content.
   这篇论文在格式和内容上都很优秀。

3. contents noted (来信的内容已经被注意了)和contents duly noted是商业信函里的陈套语，避免在一般通信中出现；
4. contents表示“目录”时，跟table of content有一样的意思；
5. content作形容词时和contented都指“知足的”，要注意：content是表语形容词，不用在定语用法里。如绝不可说He is a content man ，该说He is a contented man。content在表语用法中强调“无所它求”的意思，而contented强调“被使满足”的意思，是动词content的过去分词。content后接不定式时，指“因为别无它法而愿意……”，而contented不常用于这种结构。 I must content myself with answering only part of your questions 里的with不可改作by；

   I should be content to remain where I am.

6. to one's heart's content为固定词组，意思是“尽情地做某事”。

n. (名词)

1. content的基本意思有三:第一,可表示“所容纳之物,所含之物”,指某一物体中所含的具体东西; 第二,表示一本书或文章中所包含的“内容”,可以是具体的内容,也可以是抽象的内容; 第三,表示某一容器的“容量”或某一物质在另一物质中的“含量”。
2. content表示“内容”时用单数和复数的意思不同,用复数表示具体的内容,而用单数则表示与形式相对应比较抽象的“要旨,内含”; 在表示“含量,容量”时只能用单数; 表示“所容纳之物,所含之物”时多用复数。

v. (动词)

1. content的基本意思是“使满足,使满意”,指做一些让人高兴的事情,以使他人感到满足,其宾语多为人。
2. content主要用作及物动词,后接名词或代词作宾语。
3. content常用于content oneself with结构,表示“满足于…”。
4. content的过去分词contented可用作形容词,在句中作定语。

n. (名词)

1. content用作名词时意思是“满足,满意”,通常指一种心理感受,感觉某事很舒适或很令人高兴。
2. content是不可数名词,常用于to one's heart's content短语,表示“尽情地”。

adj. (形容词)

1. content作形容词时意思是“愿意和渴望得到满足的”,这种满足的程度不一定是完全彻底的,但人已不必再为此或为彼而心烦意乱了。
2. content后可接with引起的短语或动词不定式,表示“能够这样(做)已经知足了”,有时还可接that从句。
3. content在句中主要用作表语。
4. content没有比较级和最高级。

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

content, contented, satisfied

• 这三个词的共同意思是“满足的,满意的”。其区别是：
• 1.content表示“甘心的,甘愿的”。例如:
• Many men are content with a routine life.很多人满足这种有规律的生活。
• contented指安于现状已无他求,有“知足”的意味。例如:
• Tom was a lazy boy. He just passed the exam and was contented with the marks he got.汤姆是个懒家伙,他只满足于考试的分数刚好通过。
• satisfied表示某事完全满足了个人的心愿、欲望、需要或要求,有积极愉快的意味在内。例如:
• The teacher was quite satisfied with his answer.老师对他的回答很满意。
• 2.content多用作表语,后面还可接不定式。例如:
• He was quite content to do so.他甘愿这么做。
• contented可用作表语或定语。例如:
• He has a contented smile.他有一丝满意的笑容。
• satisfied多用作表语,很少作定语。例如:
• The mother was satisfied.妈妈很满意。

satisfaction，content

• 这一对名词都有满足的意思。
• satisfaction满足，为名词，指达到希望时所感觉到的较强的满足感，其形容词为satisfactory（指事物，不可用人作主语）或satisfied（可用人作主语）。
• content强调安于现状或知足常乐。

常见错误

n. (名词)

1. 他手提箱里装了些什么,十分可疑。

   误 The content of his suitcase is doubtful.

   正 The contents of his suitcase are doubtful.

2. 土壤中腐殖质含量很高。

   误 Humus contents of the soil is very high.

   正 Humus content of the soil is very high.

   析 content作“所含之物”解时,通常用其复数形式; 而content of表示“…的容量,含量”，应用单数形式。

词源解说

• ☆ 15世纪初期进入英语，直接源自中世纪法语的content；最初源自拉丁语的contentus，意为包含的，满足。

近反义词

【近义词】

• happy
• pleased

【反义词】

• displeased
• dissatisfied
• restless