你应该accept 还except 一个邀请?你在饭后吃的是 dessert 还是desert?英语中有很多很令人疑惑的词,但我们可以给你一些如何在适当时候使用正确的词的诀窍!
"dessert" or "desert"
Dessert是一道甜菜,而desert是炎热干燥的沙漠。
"accept" or "except"
accept意思是接受或同意某事,而except 的意思是'excluding'.
"there" or "their"
前一个词是地方副词,而后面一个词是物主代词,例如Their house is over there.
"principle" or "principal"
Principles是信仰、价值观或基本事实,而principal的意思是学校的领导者或主要的事物。
"advice" or "advise"
前者是个名词而后者是个动词,因此你可以通过给某人advice来advise此人。
"borrow" or "lend""
borrow是借进,而lend是借出。例如Can I borrow your car? Sorry, I can't lend it to you today.
"despite" or "although"
这两个词有相似的意思但用法不同。Despite是个介词而 although是个连词。例如He won the race despite his injury, He won the race although he had an injury.
"affect" or "effect"
前者是个动词而后者是个名词,例如The effect of the war is enormous; it has affected all sectors of the economy.
"personal" or "personnel"
你的personal信息包括你的名字、年龄和国籍,而personnel 的意思是公司的员工。
"assure" or "ensure"
assure某人就是去掉他们的疑虑或使之安心,而ensure的意思是确定某事的发生。 例如I assured him that you would be there, so please ensure that you get to the meeting on time.
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