区别辨析 seasonal 与 seasonable

(1) seasonal意为“依赖季节而存在的;随季节而变换的;季节性的”。

  • The selling of Christmas cards is a seasonal trade.
    销售圣诞贺卡是一个季节性的商业活动。
  • Seasonal goods are usually sold cheap/usually go cheap when out of season.
    季节性商品在过了季节后往往会廉价销售。

 (2) seasonable用于天气时,表示“合乎时令的,合乎季节的”;用于礼物、忠告、帮助等表示“及时的,适时的”。

  • We had a seasonable rain last night.
    昨晚下了一场及时雨。
  • The government provided seasonable aid to the people there after the earthquake.
    地震后,政府给那里的灾民提供了及时的援助。