英语专业八级高频词汇详解：attitude

■基本用法

attitude主要用法如下：

1. 姿势

The photographer has caught him in the attitude of prayer. 摄影者捕捉住他祈祷的姿势。

2. 态度

His bossy attitude aggravates me. 他专横的态度使我恼火。

I noticed a subtle change in his attitude. 我注意到他的态度发生了微妙的变化。

People’s attitude towards the skyscrapers varies widely. 人们对这些摩天大楼的态度很不相同。

This case is representative of the attitudes of the police. 这个事例典型地反映了警方的态度。

He failed again and again simply because he had maintained his defeatist attitude. 因为他一直坚持失败主义的态度，所以失败了一次又一次。

3. 看法；意见

What is the Municipal Authority’s attitude to the proposal of a tunnel across the river? 市府当局对这过江隧道的提案有什么看法?

What’s the authorities’ attitude towards this discord? 当局对这次争端有什么看法?

■考点说明

涉及attitude的主要考点是其后所搭配的介词：按英语习惯，要表示“对……的态度”，其后习惯上搭配介词to, towards。如：

He has a positive attitude towards life. 他对生活持有积极的态度。

What is your attitude to abortion? 你对堕胎有什么看法?

She shows a very positive attitude to her work. 她工作态度非常积极。

His attitude to his job is rather casual. 他的工作态度不太认真。

There was a certain coldness in her attitude towards me. 她对我的态度有点儿冷淡。

His attitude to sex is coloured by his strict upbringing. 他所受到的严厉教养，影响了他对两性的态度。