英语短语"on the road to success"的核心含义是“正在走向成功的途中”“处于成功的进程中”(强调“已启动向成功的迈进,尚未抵达但在正确路径上”)。
字面:“在通往成功的道路上”;
引申:描述某人/某事已经取得初步进展,正在向成功目标推进(并非完全成功,但趋势向好)。
该短语是介词短语,通常作表语或状语,核心结构为:
主语 + be动词/系动词 + on the road to success(或添加修饰语)表示“某人/某事正处于成功的进程中”:
After publishing his first bestseller, he is finally on the road to success.
(出版第一本畅销书后,他终于踏上了成功之路。)
The startup is on the road to success thanks to its innovative product.
(这家初创公司凭借创新产品正在走向成功。)
可在“on the road”前加副词(如well, already, firmly等),突出“进展顺利/已进入状态”:
She is well on the road to success with her new career in tech.
(她在科技领域的新事业已经稳步迈向成功。)
The team is already on the road to success after winning three consecutive games.
(球队连赢三场后,已经在成功的路上了。)
可在短语后加“with/through/by...”等介词短语,说明“走向成功的凭借”:
He’s on the road to success with his hard work and determination.
(他凭借努力和决心正在走向成功。)
The company got on the road to success by focusing on customer needs.
(这家公司通过聚焦客户需求踏上了成功之路。)
on the way to success:与“on the road to success”几乎同义,但“road”更强调“路径的具体性/过程的艰辛”,“way”更通用;
en route to success:更正式(来自法语“en route”=“在途中”),常用于书面语。
“on the road to success”是描述“成功进程中”的常用表达,侧重“已启动、在推进”的状态,而非“已达成”。适用于职场、学业、创业、体育等各类场景,强调“趋势向好的过程”。