satisfactory和satisfying的中文意思都是:令人满意的,但是词性和用法上有如下区别:
satisfactory:表语;satisfying:定语;
当satisfying是现在分词的时候,二者基本可以替换。但satisfying作动名词时候,则不能用satisfactory替换
比如:
satisfying our cunstomers is very important(使顾客满意是很重要的),这里就是动名词,因此就不能用satisfactory替换。
satisfactory和satisfying都表示“令人满意的”的主动含义,两者一般可以换用。当用作表语或定语时,其句中的主语或修饰的名词大都是表示事物的名词。
satisfying:
1、But though this way of organising our affairs has had a long time to demonstrate that it is capable ofsatisfyinghuman demands all round, it seems no closer todoing so than ever.
不过,虽然这种组织我们事务的方式已经有很长的时间来证明它能够全面满足人的需求,它似乎比以往任何时候都胜任如此。
2、Assatisfyingas it is to conveniently order shopping online from home, the wait to get it delivered can sometimes make a trip to a bricks-and-mortar store seem like a better option.
尽管在家通过网上订购商品的便捷性令人满意,但等待发货有时会让我们更愿意去实体店。
satisfactory:
I never got asatisfactory answer.
我一直没有得到满意的回复。
I'm sure Harry's kissing was more than satisfactory.
我相信哈利的吻是非常令人满意的。