2022红宝书·考研英语长难句精析48

考研人

According to research from Princeton University, people assess your competence, trustworthiness, and like ability in just a tenth of a second, solely based on the way you look.

词汇突破

competence [ˈkɑːmpɪtəns] 

n. 能力，胜任；权限；作证能力

trustworthiness [ˈtrʌstwɜːrðinəs] 

n. 可信赖；确实性

solely [ˈsoʊlli] 

adv. 单独地；仅仅

结构分析

本句的主干是 people assess your competence, trustworthiness, and likeability in just a tenth of a second，为主谓宾结构的简单句。According to research from Princeton University 为插入语，solely based on the way you look 为过去分词短语作伴随状语，其中 you look 为限制性定语从句，修饰先行词 the way。

参考译文

据普林斯顿大学的调查，人们只有十分之一秒仅仅依靠你的外貌来评估你的能力高低、可靠与否以及可爱程度。