| 单词 | readiness |
| 释义 | readiness (once / 454 pages) n Readiness is a quality of being able or willing to do something. An athlete's readiness for the Olympics has to do with how warmed up she is, whether she's recovered from injuries, as well as her psychological state. Your readiness for something usually has to do with how well prepared you are. Your parents might have decorated a room and bought a crib before you were born, in readiness for your arrival. And local police sometimes clear the streets and direct traffic away in readiness for a big parade. Readiness can also mean "willingness," like an eager kindergartner's readiness to learn how to read. WORD FAMILYready: readied, readier, readies, readiest, readily, readiness, readying, unready+/unready: unreadily USAGE EXAMPLESThe program produced impressive results in terms of college readiness and success in the first years of college. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) That would be a great cultural demonstration of the Vatican’s readiness to change. The Guardian(Dec 22, 2016) “These live training events are fundamental to the ability of our airmen, sailors, and marines to attain and sustain the highest levels of military readiness.” Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) 1n the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) putting them in readiness Syn|Hypo|Hyper preparation, preparedness ready poised for action alert, qui vivecondition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action air alertthe condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation red alertthe highest level of alert when an attack by the enemy seems imminent (or more generally a state of alert resulting from imminent danger) strip alerta state of readiness for domestic defense aircraft state the way something is with respect to its main attributes 2n prompt willingness readiness to continue discussions Syn|Hyper eagerness, forwardness, zeal willingness cheerful compliance 3n (psychology) being temporarily ready to respond in a particular way Syn|Hyper set cognitive state, state of mind the state of a person's cognitive processes 4n a natural effortlessness "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen Syn|Hyper facility effortlessness the quality of requiring little effort |
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