才
1、(象形。甲骨文字形,上面一横表示土地,下面象草木的茎(嫩芽)刚刚出土,其枝叶尚未出土的样子。本义:草木初生)。
2、同本义。
才,草木之初也。---《说文》
3、有才能;有本领。
试使斗而才。---《聊斋志异·促织》
才郎:有才学的郎君
才哲:才智卓越的人
才雄:杰出的人才
才英:指才华杰出的文人
才杰:杰出的人才。
4、才力;才能。
任人之才。---《淮南子·主术》
虽才高于世,而无骄尚之情。---《后汉书·张衡传》
况刘豫州王室之胄,英才盖世。---《资治通鉴》
才伐:才力门望
才格:才能。一说指才能高低的程度
才望:才能与名望
才理:才力和思路
才笔:写作的才华
才义:才思和义理。
5、人才。常写作“材”。
乐里多才。---《列子·仲尼》
举贤才。---《论语》
救时应仗出群才。---清·秋瑾《黄海舟中》
唯才是举
干才
广开才路
栋梁之才
廊庙之才
6、从才能方面指某类人。
夫管子,天下之才也。---《国语·齐语》
奴才
蠢才
天才
人才
7、材资;本能。
非天之降才尔殊也。---《孟子·告子上》
才能不及中人。---《史记·李将军列传》
西门豹治邺,民不敢欺,三子之才能,谁最贤哉?---《史记·滑稽列传》
五才之用,无或可废。---《后汉书·马融传》
木有用叫做“材”,物有用叫做“财”,人有用叫做“才”。故“材”、“财”、“才”三字同源。---王力《同源字典》
当今乏才,以尔为柱石之用,莫倾人栋梁。---《世说新语·规箴》
8、刚刚。
才数月耳。---《汉书·贾才传》
远县才至,则胡又已去。---《汉书·晁错传》
此印者才毕,则第二板已具。---宋·沈括《梦溪笔谈》
刚才:刚要,刚刚
方才:才,刚刚。
9、仅,只 ——表示数量少,程度低。
初极狭,才通人。---晋·陶渊明《桃花源记》
浅草才能没马蹄。---唐·白居易《钱塘湖春行》
才属:仅能连续。
例句:一共才十个,不够分
10、表示只有在某种条件下或由于某种原因、目的而能怎么样。用于后一分句,前一小句常有“只有、必须、要、因为、由于”等词语。
惟正月才生魄。---《晋书·夏侯湛传昆弟诰》
才小富贵,便豫人家事。---《晋书·谢混传》
例句:要多练习,才能提高成绩;正因为有困难,才派我们去
11、强调确定语气。
12、姓。
他们把房子装修了以后才迁入。
They fixed up the house before they moved in.
过了许多年他们才再次相见。
Many years elapsed before they met again.
我为了转机才在莫斯科停留。
I stopped in Moscow only to change planes.
她要把话都说出来才舒畅。
She won't be happy until she's had her say.
伤口过了很长时间才愈合。
It took a long time for the wounds to heal.
过了几分钟她才恢复知觉。
It took her a few minutes to recover consciousness.
我们很晚才回到了旅馆。
We didn't arrive back at the hotel until very late.
这些报告去年才被消密。
These reports were only declassified last year.
我父亲出走时我才五岁。
I was only five when my Dad shot through.
我多亏她才保住性命。
I have her to thank for my life.
他到四十好几才结婚。
He didn't get married until he was well into his forties.
她要到第2幕才出场。
She doesn't go on until Act 2.
她犹豫了一下才回应。
She hesitated for a fraction of a second before responding.
我一时情急才同意的。
I only agreed out of sheer desperation.
婴儿才出生几个小时。
The baby was only a few hours old.
繁忙的夜晚才刚开始。
The evening rush was just starting.
他想了一下才回答。
He thought for a moment before replying.
我来了才一个小时。
I've only come for an hour.
好半天水才开了。
The water took ages to boil.
要补充说明以下情况才合理,即他们是最后一刻才获知这个问题。
It's only fair to add that they were not told about the problem until the last minute.
弗雷泽直到中场休息之后才出场。
Fraser did not perform until after the interval.
富兰克林直到午夜过后很久才露面。
Franklin did not turn up until well after midnight.
他们直到半夜才把婴孩哄睡着。
They couldn't get the baby off till midnight.
动用了10个守卫才将他制服。
It took ten guardsmen to overpower him.
把成本降到最低,它才撑了过来。
It has survived by cutting its costs to the bone.
我直到爸爸走开之后才说话。
I didn't say anything until Dad was out of the way.
我才不愿整个晚上看电视呢!
Watching TV all evening wasn't exactly what I had in mind!
他们天黑以后才到达边境。
They didn't reach the border until after dark.
我直到19岁才离开家门。
I hadn't left home till I was nineteen.
后来才了解到他患了重病。
He was later discovered to be seriously ill.