老外也用错的那些近义词.doc

老外也用错的那些近义词 Adverse和averse Adverse means harmful or unfavorable: Adverse market conditions caused the IPO to be poorly subscribed. Averse refers to feelings of dislike or opposition: I was averse to paying $18 a share for a company that generates no revenue. adverse意为有害的或不顺利的：“不利市场条件导致初次公开募股情况不容乐观。”averse意为厌恶或敌对的情感：“我对支付每股18美元公司投资，却不能得到任何利润的行为表示反感。 But, hey, feel free to have an aversion to adverse conditions. 恩，不要介意对不利的条件感到反感。advise和advice Aside from the two words being pronounced differently (the s in advise sounds like az), advise is a verb while advice is a noun. Advice is what you give (whether or not the recipient is interested in that gift is a different issue altogether) when you advise someone. 除了这两个单词的发音不同（advise中的s发起来类似az），advise是动词，而advice是名词。Advice就是你给别人 “advise” 的忠告（至于接收者是否感兴趣则另当别论）。 So Thank you for the advise is incorrect, while I advise you not to bore me with your advice in the future is correct if pretentious. 所以 “Thank you for the advise” 是不对的，而当你在显摆“I advise you not to bore me with your advice in the future”的用法则是正确的。 affect和effect Verbs first. Affect means to influence: Impatient investors affected our roll-out date.Effect means to accomplish something: The board effected a sweeping policy change. 先说动词吧。Affect意为制造影响：“缺乏耐心的发明家影响了我们的初次展出的日期。”effect意为达到某种目的：“董事会达到了全面改革的目的。” How you use effect or affect can be tricky. For example, a board can affect changes by influencing them and can effect changes by directly implementing them. Bottom line, use effect if youre making it happen, and affect if youre having an impact on something that someone else is trying to make happen. 使用effect和affect会给人造成困惑。例如，董事会能通过给它制造影响而affect（影响）改革，以及为了effect（达到）改革的目的而直接实施该措施。“底线是，如果是你促成事件发生就用effect,在你对其他人促成的事件中产生影响时用affect” As for nouns, effect is almost always correct: Once he was fired he was given 20 minutes to gather his personal effects. Affect refers to an emotional state, so unless youre a psychologist you probably have little reason to use it. 而作名词用的时候，effect几乎怎么用都不