readiness

英 [ˈredinəs]

美 [ˈredinəs]

n.  准备就绪; 愿意; 乐意

复数：readinesses　

TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7672 / COCA.7489

牛津词典

noun

• 准备就绪
  the state of being ready or prepared for sth
  1. Everyone has doubts about their readiness for parenthood.
     自己是否作好了为人父母的准备，人人都会感到疑虑。
• 愿意；乐意
  the state of being willing to do sth
  1. Over half the people interviewed expressed their readiness to die for their country.
     半数以上接受采访的人都表示愿意为国献身。

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 愿意；乐意
  If someone is very willing to do something, you can talk about theirreadiness todo it.
  1. ...their readiness to co-operate with the new US envoy.
     他们乐意和新任美国特使合作
• N-UNCOUNT 准备就绪;以备
  If you do somethingin readiness fora future event, you do it so that you are prepared for that event.
  1. Security tightened in the capital in readiness for the president's arrival.
     首都加强了警备，准备迎接总统的到来。

双语例句

• There is too great a readiness to sneer at anything the Opposition does
  对反对党的任何举动都想加以嘲笑的心理过于急切了。
• The newsletter was printed towards the end of June in readiness for mailing
  快到6月底的时候，时事通讯印刷完毕准备投寄。
• It can only teach those in whom there is a degree of readiness.
  它只能教导那些在一定程度上准备好了的人。
• True guilt is characterized by a readiness to make atonement for having done wrong.
  真正的内疚表现为愿意弥补所犯的过错。
• Act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency.
  为战争或者其他紧急事件聚集和进行准备的行动。
• I had everything in readiness; I held Moscow in my hand& like this!
  我把一切都准备好了，瞧，我把莫斯科掌握是牢牢的！
• Everyone has doubts about their readiness for parenthood.
  自己是否作好了为人父母的准备，人人都会感到疑虑。
• Security tightened in the capital in readiness for the president's arrival.
  首都加强了警备，准备迎接总统的到来。
• And we have the common will: The entire international community has demonstrated readiness to enhance coordination and cooperation.
  国际社会愿意加强协调和合作，我们具备应对国际金融危机的共同意愿。
• It is not a question of ability but one of readiness.
  非不能也，是不为也。