"in harmony with"是一个常用介词短语,字面意为“与……处于和谐状态”,引申为“与……协调一致;与……和谐相处;与……适配”。强调两者之间没有冲突、对立,在关系、状态或性质上相互匹配、融洽。
该短语通常作表语(be动词/系动词后)或定语,后面接名词、代词或动名词,表示“和谐/协调的对象”。以下是常见场景及例子:
强调人际关系融洽,没有矛盾。
My sister and I have always been in harmony with each other.(我和姐姐一直相处得很和谐。)
It’s important to be in harmony with your roommates if you live together.(合租时和室友和谐相处很重要。)
常见于环保、生态语境,指人类与自然互不破坏、平衡共存。
Indigenous people have lived in harmony with nature for thousands of years.(原住民已与自然和谐共处数千年。)
We should strive to build a society in harmony with the environment.(我们应努力构建与环境协调的社会。)
可用于颜色、风格、观点等抽象或具体事物的一致性。
The new curtains are in harmony with the wallpaper.(新窗帘和墙纸很协调。)
His actions are always in harmony with his words.(他向来言行一致。)
The design of the building is in harmony with the historical neighborhood.(这座建筑的设计与周边历史街区风格一致。)
表示“与……不协调/冲突”,是"in harmony with"的反义词。
Her loud clothes are out of harmony with the formal dress code.(她夸张的衣服和正式着装要求不符。)
The company’s new policy is out of harmony with its original values.(公司的新政策与它的核心价值观冲突。)
"in harmony with"的关键是“一致性”——无论是关系、状态还是属性,只要两者“不冲突、相契合”,都可以用这个短语表达。记住它的常见搭配(如be/live/exist + in harmony with),结合具体语境就能灵活运用啦!