英語初級口譯中容易混淆的詞彙
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。