Accept or Except? The Top 10 Confusing English Words/接受或反對?前十大容易混淆的字
你應該accept一個邀請或是except一個邀請?你在用餐後吃dessert或是desert
?許多英文單字很容易混淆,但是我們可以給你一些小提示,然後在正確的時間使用正確的字彙!
'dessert' or 'desert'
Dessert 指的是甜點,而desert是指沙漠。
'accept' or 'except'
accept指的是接受或同意某事,而except意思是?#25298;絕?#12290;
'there' or 'their'
前者是指一個地點副詞,而後者是所有格代名詞,譬如說Their house is over there。
'principle' or 'principal'
Principles是信念,價值和基本事實,而principal是指學校校長,或是其他主要事物。
'advice' or 'advise'
前者是名詞而後者是動詞,所以您能夠advise某人好的advice。
'borrow' or 'lend'
borrow意思是接受事物,如貸款,而lend意思是給出事物,像是借出,譬如說Can I borrow your car? Sorry, I can't lend it to you today.
'despite' or 'although'
他們意思相近,但是用法不同。Despite是介係詞,而although是連接詞,譬如說:He won the race despite his injury, He won the race although he had an injury。
'affect' or 'effect'
前者是動詞,而後者是名詞,譬如說The effect of the war is enormous; it has affected all sectors of the economy。
'personal' or 'personnel'
您的personal
細節包括您的姓名,年齡和國籍,而personnel意思是公司的員工。
'assure' or 'ensure'
assure意思是打消懷疑或是某人放心,而ensure意思是確定某件事情會發生。譬如說:I assured him that you would be there, so please ensure that you get to the meeting on time。
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