老外也用錯的那些近義詞

1、老外也用錯的那些近義詞Adverse和averseAdverse means harmful or unfavorable: "Adverse market conditions caused the IPO to be poorly subscribed." Averse refers to feelings of dislike or opposition: "I was averse to paying $18 a share for a company that generates no revenue."adverse意為有害的或不順利的：“不

2、利市場條件導致初次公開募股情況不容樂觀?！盿verse意為厭惡或敵對的情感：“我對支付每股18美元公司投資，卻不能得到任何利潤的行為表示反感。But, hey, feel free to have an aversion to adverse conditions.恩，不要介意對不利的條件感到反感。advise和adviceAside from the two words being pronounced differently (the s in advise sounds like az), advise is a verb while advice is a noun. Advice i

3、s what you give (whether or not the recipient is interested in that gift is a different issue altogether) when you advise someone.除了這兩個單詞的發(fā)音不同（advise中的s發(fā)起來類似az），advise是動詞，而advice是名詞。Advice就是你給別人 “advise” 的忠告（至于接收者是否感興趣則另當別論）。So "Thank you for the advise" is incorrect, while "I advise

4、you not to bore me with your advice in the future" is correct if pretentious.所以 “Thank you for the advise” 是不對的，而當你在顯擺“I advise you not to bore me with your advice in the future”的用法則是正確的。affect和effectVerbs first. Affect means to influence: "Impatient investors affected our roll-out date.&q

5、uot;Effect means to accomplish something: "The board effected a sweeping policy change."先說動詞吧。Affect意為制造影響：“缺乏耐心的發(fā)明家影響了我們的初次展出的日期。”effect意為達到某種目的：“董事會達到了全面改革的目的?！盚ow you use effect or affect can be tricky. For example, a board can affect changes by influencing them and can effect changes b

6、y directly implementing them. Bottom line, use effect if you're making it happen, and affect if you're having an impact on something that someone else is trying to make happen.使用effect和affect會給人造成困惑。例如，董事會能通過給它制造影響而affect（影響）改革，以及為了effect（達到）改革的目的而直接實施該措施?！暗拙€是，如果是你促成事件發(fā)生就用effect,在你對其他人促成的事件中

7、產生影響時用affect”As for nouns, effect is almost always correct: "Once he was fired he was given 20 minutes to gather his personal effects." Affect refers to an emotional state, so unless you're a psychologist you probably have little reason to use it.而作名詞用的時候，effect幾乎怎么用都不會錯：“有一次他被解雇了，然后可以

8、用20分鐘收拾自己的個人物品?！盿ffect指代情感狀態(tài)，所以如果你不是心理學家，你也很少有機會用到這個詞。aggressive和enthusiasticAggressive is a very popular business adjective: aggressive sales force, aggressive revenue projections, aggressive product rollout. But unfortunately, aggressive means ready to attack, or pursuing aims forcefully, possibly

9、 unduly so.aggressive是一個很常用的商務形容詞：aggressive sales force（積極的銷售團隊），aggressive revenue projections（積極的收入預測）aggressive product rollout（積極的產品展示）。不過，aggressive也有蓄勢攻擊，或激烈地達到目的，一般帶有過分的意味。Of course, most people have seen aggressive used that way for so long they don't think of it negatively; to them it

10、just means hard-charging, results-oriented, driven, etc., none of which are bad things.當然，很多人早已熟悉aggressive的以上用法，并不會把它認為是負面的詞語，因為這個詞語的意思只是強硬的，結果導向的，奮發(fā)圖強的，等等，沒有一個是負面的意思。But some people may not see it that way. So consider using words like enthusiastic,eager, committed, dedicated, or even passionate.不

11、過有些人不卻不會這么認為。所以可以考慮使用諸如enthusiastic（熱情的），eager（渴望的），committed（堅定的），dedicated（專注的），或者甚至是passionate（激情的）。award和rewardAn award is a prize. Musicians win Grammy Awards. Car companies win J.D. Power awards. Employees win Employee of the Month awards. Think of an award as the result of a contest or compet

12、ition.award是一個獎項。音樂家得的獎是格萊美獎；汽車公司可以得J.D. Power獎；雇員得的是月度最佳員工獎。所以award可以視為某個競賽或比賽的獎項。A reward is something given in return for effort, achievement, hard work, merit, etc. A sales commission is a reward. A bonus is a reward. A free trip for landing the highest number of new customers is a reward.reward

13、就是對努力，成就，辛勤工作，功績等作出的犒賞。銷售傭金是reward，補貼是reward。最佳業(yè)務員的免費旅行也是reward。Be happy when your employees win industry or civic awards, and reward them for the hard work and sacrifices they make to help your business grow.所以當你的員工獲得行業(yè)獎或公民獎(award)的時候應該感到高興，然后就犒賞(reward)他們?yōu)楣緲I(yè)績所付出的辛勤工作。between和amongUse between when

14、 you name separate and individual items. Take "The team will decide between Mary, Marcia, and Steve when we fill the open customer service position." Mary, Marcia, and Steve are separate and distinct, so between is correct.當你表示不同的或單獨的名目時，使用between。比如“團隊將會在Mary, Marcia和Steve之間(between)選出擔任客

15、戶服務經理的人員。Mary, Marcia和Steve都是不同的個體，所以使用between是正確的。Use among when there are three or more items but they are not named separately. Like, "The team will decide among a number of candidates when we fill the open customer service position." Who are the candidates? You haven't named them s

16、eparately, so among is correct.如果存在三個或以上的，但不是單獨的個體時，使用among。例如：“團隊會在一些申請者里挑選一位員工填補客戶服務經理的空缺?！蹦敲茨男┤耸巧暾埲四?？這里并沒有獨自提出來，所以可以使用among。And we're assuming there are more than two candidates; otherwise you'd say between. If there are two candidates you could say, "I just can't decide between

17、them."并且這里指的是多于兩位申請者，否則就應該用between了。如果申請者是兩位，你就該說“我不能在他們之間(between)做決定。”bring和takeBoth have to do with objects you move or carry. The difference is in the point of reference: You bring things here and you take them there. You ask people to bring something to you, and you ask people to take some

18、thing to someone or somewhere else.兩個詞都有移動或攜帶物品的意思。區(qū)別就在于：你把東西帶到這里來(bring)，然后把它們拿到那里去(take)。你請求別人帶點東西來給你(bring)，然后你請求別人拿點東西給某人或帶去某個地方(take)。"Can you bring an appetizer to John's party"? Nope.能說“Can you bring an appetize to Johns party?”不能。compliment和complementCompliment means to say som

19、ething nice. Complement means added to, enhanced, improved, completed, or brought close to pliment的意思是說善意的話。Complement的意思是添加到的，增強的，改善的，完成的，或者使其達到完美的物品。I can compliment your staff and their service, but if you have no current openings you have a full complement of staff. Or your new app

20、 may complement your website.我贊賞（compliment）你的員工和他們的服務，如果你當前沒有職位空缺，那么你的員工職位就被填滿了（complement）?；蚰愕男率謾C應用能填滿你的個人主頁。For which I may decide to compliment you.如果你懂得這么使用，我就會稱贊你。continuously和continuallyBoth words come from the root continue, but they mean very different things. Continuously means never endin

21、g. Continual means whatever you're referring to stops and starts.兩個詞的詞根都是continue，但是兩個詞語的意思截然不同。Continuously意為連續(xù)不斷的。Continual意為你所指示的東西一直在停止和結束的循環(huán)發(fā)生。criterion和criteriaA criterion is a principle or standard. If you have more than one criterion, those are referred to as criteria.critetion指的是原則或標準。如

22、果你的標準多于一個，那么它們就成為criteria。discreet和discreteDiscreet means careful, cautious, showing good judgment: "We made discreet inquiries to determine whether the founder was interested in selling her company."discreet意為小心謹慎的，判斷精明的： “We made discreet inquiries to determine whether the founder was in

23、terested in selling her company.”Discrete means individual, separate, or distinct: "We analyzed data from a number of discrete market segments to determine overall pricing levels." And if you get confused, remember: You don't use "discretion" to work through sensitive issues;

24、 you exercise discretion.discrete意為個人的，單獨的，或截然不同的： “We analyzed data from a number of discrete market segments to determine overall pricing levels.”如果你想表達敏感的話題，請不要使用discretion（個人的），因為你就在差別對待（exercise discretion）。elicit和illicitElicit means to draw out or coax. Think of elicit as the mildest form of e

25、xtract.elicit意為抽出或引出。把elicit視為extract（提?。┑淖顪睾偷谋磉_方法。Illicit means illegal or unlawful, and while I suppose you could elicit a response at gunpoint, you probably shouldn't.illicit意為非法的或違法的，所以即使我猜測你在槍口脅迫下給出回應，但你不應該這么做。everyday和every dayEvery day means, yep, every day - each and every day. If you at

26、e a bagel for breakfast each day this week, you had a bagel every day.every day的意思，是的，就是每天。每，一，天。如果你一周七天早餐都吃甜甜圈，那么你就是每天（every day）都吃甜甜圈。Everyday means commonplace or normal. Decide to wear your "everyday shoes" and that means you've chosen to wear the shoes you normally wear.everyday意為習慣的或平常的。覺得穿那雙“everyday sho