depleted by use

20:12 Oct 22, 2010
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English term or phrase: depleted by use
Context:

Trust is a peculiar resource; it is built rather than depleted by use.

这句话的意思是说信任是要靠建立,如果利用别人的信任则会使这种资源枯竭? 谢谢!
An example to illustrate the meaning of this sentence is like:
“Yesterday in our weekly meeting…..….you took full credit for the innovative solution we worked together to come up with. I was taken aback and didn’t know how to react.”
Peggy Huang
United States
Local time: 19:24


Summary of answers provided
4体验或经验的时间长久或次数多少减少或消托了
Ozethai
4因使用而耗竭
AshleyHuang
3耗損
pkchan


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体验或经验的时间长久或次数多少减少或消托了


Explanation:
您的第二个理解比较正确。

所谓信用,是要靠接触的时间和经验逐渐建立起来的。信用靠“关系”。这里的 use 是指体验或经验的时间长久或次数多少。人若体验到能够信任我们的次数越多时间越长,便会日加信任我们。每次挑战信用的机会,不一定要全部都是积极或成功:只求更多一次接触挑战的机会,信任便自然而然会比上一次增多起来。



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虽说是我们儒家的基本道德思想 (己所不欲,勿施于人),亦是基督天主教的根本做人道理,(Do unto others what ye would others do unto ye), 可心理学上确有您说的“先信任别人,就会得到别人的信用”。西方的“非语言举动观察学”里有这么一番道理说:两个人坐下来谈判时,如果想要另一方同意我们用语言说的任何事情,其秘诀就在,首先要假作无意的模仿另一方的非语言上每一举一动。可是这里的 use 应该没有这些意思。

[金山词霸]
use
[ju:s]
vt.
使用, 利用, 耗费
n.
使用, 利用, 用途, 效用, 使用价值

Ozethai
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耗損


Explanation:
a dictionary meaning

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Note added at 22小时 (2010-10-23 18:43:35 GMT)
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建立誠信,不宜虛耗,否則資源殆盡。第一句理解正確。

pkchan
United States
Local time: 19:24
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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Notes to answerer
Asker: 谢谢 pkchan! 可能我没说清楚我的问题,所以补充如上。多谢!

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因使用而耗竭


Explanation:
并不完全赞同前两位说法。

整句话理解
Trust is a peculiar resource
it is built rather than depleted by use
信用是一种奇特的资源,它不因使用而耗竭,反而在与人交互中建立。

即人们越信用地待人处事,他收获得信任会越多。

AshleyHuang
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Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
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