相信你一定能分清楚「田、由、甲、申」四個漢字吧?但except和expect這倆單詞你能分清楚嗎?
而且除了這2個外,except還與accept發音相近,而expect又和expert拼寫相似,看似一團亂,實則很容易區分。
accept, except, expect, expert
就詞義上來說,這4個單詞的意思差得很遠,記住它們拼寫的不同,再記住意思,就很容易區分了。
Accept(接受)
to take something that someone offers you, or to agree to do something that someone asks you to do
區別:AC-cept
例句:I can’t accept your invitation.
近義詞:
admit(承認)、receive(接收)、approve(認可)
反義詞:
refuse(回絕)、reject(拒絕)、disagree(不同意)
Except(除外)
used to introduce the only person, thing, action, fact, or situation about which a statement is not true
區別:EX-cept
例句:All the people here are married except John.
近義詞:
besides(此外)、aside(撇開)、exclude(排除)
反義詞:
Include(包含)、with(一起)、counting(包括)
Expect(期望)
to think that something will happen because it seems likely or has been planned
區別:ex-pECt
例句:I expect Germany to win the next world cup.
近義詞:
hope(希望)、desire(渴望)、wish(願望)
反義詞:
unexpected(意料外)、doubt(懷疑)、disbelieve(不信)
Expert(行家能手)
someone who has a special skill or special knowledge of a subject, gained as a result of training or experience
區別:ex-pERt
例句:He's a world expert on teaching English.
近義詞:
professional(專家)specialist(行家)veteran(老手)
反義詞:
newbie(菜鳥)rookie(新手)amateur(業餘)
現在你能分清accept, except, expect和expert的意思了嗎?
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