初級口譯指導:容易混淆的詞彙
有些英語單詞樣子上看起來差不多,但含義卻差之千里,不小心遇到的時候,請打起十二分精神! accept except accept:to receive 接收、接納。 例:Please accept my gift. except:not including 除……以外。 例:We go to school everyday except Sunday. advice advise advice:opinion about what should be done 忠告、勸告(名詞) 例:She gives good advice. advise:to recommend 提出忠告(及物動詞) 例:Please advise me on what to do. affect effect affect:to influence 給予……影響。 例:Do not let the loss affect you. effect:“a effect is a result” 結果。 例:The loss did not have an effect on me. all ready already all ready:everything is ready 全都準備好 例:We are all ready to move. already :previously 已經。 例:We already moved our things yesterday. complement compliment complement:to make complete 補充。 例:This hat will complement my new dress. compliment:A compliment is something said in praise 稱讚。 例:Thank you for the compliment about my dress. emigrate immigrate emigrate:to leave one country to settle in another (由本國以往他國)移民。 例:I intend to emigrate from Hong Kong. immigrate:to come to live in a new country (由外國而來)移民。 例:I intend to immigrate to Canada. past passed past :gone by or history 經過,過去、以往。 例:The car drove past my house. My past is very interesting. passed:pass的過去時態。 例:We passed through the town without stopping. principal principle principal:the head of a school 校長 例:The principal spoke to us today. principle:a principle is an important fact or law. 例:The principle of democracy is important to ourcountry. stationary stationery stationary:standing still 不動的、靜止的。 例:Please remain stationary. stationery:writing materials 文具、信紙。 例:They went to the store to buy some stationery. uninterested disinterested uninterested:指沒有興趣,索然無味,漠不關心。 例:An unterested student will not learn anything. 缺乏興趣的學生什麼都學不到。 詞組:unterested attitude 漠不關心的態度 be uninterested in 對……無興趣。 disinterested:則表示沒有獲得利益的動機,進而意指沒有偏見,在美語中,也可以作漠不關心解 Two disinterested parties are needed to verify these documents for us. 我們需要兩個公正的團體來查證這些文件。