英语短语 "attitude towards"(也可简化为 "attitude toward",美式英语更常见)的核心含义是 "对……的态度/看法",用于说明某人对特定人、事物或行为的感受或立场。
attitude:名词,意为“态度;看法”(强调对人/事的主观倾向);
towards/toward:介词,表“针对;关于”(连接“态度”与“对象”)。
"attitude towards" 后接 名词、代词或动名词(doing),构成“attitude towards + 宾语”的结构,明确“态度的对象”。
表示“对某人/某事物的态度”,常搭配描述态度的形容词(如 positive/negative、good/bad 等)。
Example: Her attitude towards mistakes is very open—she sees them as learning opportunities.(她对错误的态度很开放——把它们视为学习机会。)
Example: What's your attitude towards environmental protection?(你对环保的态度是什么?)
表示“对做某事的态度”(注意:towards 是介词,后接动词需用动名词形式)。
Example: Many parents worry about teenagers' attitude towards spending money.(很多家长担心青少年对花钱的态度。)
Example: His attitude towards working overtime made his boss angry.(他对加班的态度让老板很生气。)
改变对……的态度:change one's attitude towards
Example: After traveling abroad, she changed her attitude towards different cultures.(出国旅行后,她改变了对不同文化的态度。)
持……态度:have a(n) + 形容词 + attitude towards
Example: Successful leaders usually have a proactive attitude towards challenges.(成功的领导者通常对挑战持积极主动的态度。)
表达对……的态度:express one's attitude towards
Example: He refused to express his attitude towards the political debate.(他拒绝表达对这场政治辩论的态度。)
1、 towards vs. toward:两者无意义差别,toward 更常用于美式英语;
2、 介词后接动词:towards 是介词,后接动词必须用 动名词(doing),不能用原形(如:attitude towards learning,而非 attitude towards learn);
3、 冠词/限定词:attitude 是可数名词,需加冠词(a/an)或限定词(his/her/their 等),如:a positive attitude、his attitude。
"attitude towards" 是描述“态度对象”的高频短语,适用于日常交流、写作(如议论文、说明文)中,帮助清晰表达对人/事的主观立场。