GRE
industrious
英 [ɪn'dʌstriəs] 美 [ɪn'dʌstriəs]
adj.勤劳的；勤奋的
◉Etymology
“Industrious” 这个词源自拉丁语 “industrialis”，意为“与工业或勤奋相关的”。它由 “in-”（在……之内）和 “-dustrialis”（工业的）两部分组成。最初，“industrious” 指的是与工业生产相关的活动，后来逐渐演变为描述勤奋和勤劳的品质。在现代英语中，“industrious” 是一个形容词，用来形容那些工作勤奋、勤劳努力的人或行为。
◉外刊例句
①《经济学人》 (The Economist), 2023年10月20日
The industrious workers in the tech industry have propelled innovation and economic growth.
科技行业中勤奋的工人们推动了创新和经济增长。
②《卫报》 (The Guardian), 2023年8月12日
Despite the challenges faced, the villagers remained industrious, cultivating their land with great diligence.
尽管面临挑战，村民们依然勤奋，以极大的勤奋耕种他们的土地。
◉经典名著
在查尔斯·狄更斯的小说《艰难时世》（Hard Times）中，描述工人们的努力时可能会用到 “industrious”：
“The industrious workers in Coketown labored tirelessly, their hands and minds always engaged in the pursuit of productivity.”
“科克镇中勤劳的工人们不知疲倦地劳作，他们的手和心始终致力于提高生产力。”
◉Usage Examples
(1) I knew that he was an industrious man.
(2) The Chinese are industrious people.
(3) The Chinese are an industrious people.
(4) And others of them have said that he was an industrious plodder rather than an original thinker.
(1) 我知道他是一个勤劳的人。
(2) 中国人民是一个勤劳的民族。
(3) 中国人是个勤奋的民族。
(4) 还有人说斯宾塞是个勤奋的实干家而不是独创性的思想家。
◉Colins
If someone comments that you are very industrious, they are complimenting you for working hard and tirelessly. You can have the evening to yourself if you're industrious enough during the afternoon to get your homework and chores done.
The word industrious is closely related to the word industry, used for both the quality of being hardworking, “He is a model of industry,” as well as a field of business, "the construction industry." It might help to remember the Industrial Revolution, the time when machinery was introduced to the manufacturing world. If you're industrious, you work as hard as machines do!
◉Colins
1. [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]勤劳的；勤奋的 If you describe someone as industrious, you mean they work very hard.
She was an industrious and willing worker.
她是个勤劳肯干的员工。
industriously
Maggie paints industriously all through the summer.
玛吉整个夏天都在勤奋作画。
