clothes統(tǒng)指各種衣服,謂語動詞永遠是復(fù)數(shù), cloth指布,為不可數(shù)名詞 clothing 服裝的總稱,指一件衣服用a piece of, an article of
2. incident, accident
incident指小事件, accident指不幸的事故He was killed in the accident.
3. amount, number
amount后接不可數(shù)名詞, number后接可數(shù)名詞 a number of students
4. family, house, home
home 家,包括住處和家人,house房子,住宅,family家庭成員. My family is a happy one.
5. sound, voice, noise
sound自然界各種各樣的聲音,voice人的嗓音,noise噪音I hate the loud noise outside.
6. photo, picture, drawing
photo用照相機拍攝的照片,picture可指相片,圖片,電影片,drawing畫的畫
Let’s go and see a good picture.
7. vocabulary, word
vocabulary詞匯,一個人擁有的單詞量,word具體的單詞He has a large vocabulary.
8. population, people
population人口,人數(shù),people具體的人 China has a large population.
9. weather, climate
weather一天內(nèi)具體的天氣狀況,climate長期的氣候狀況 The climate here is not good for you.
10. road, street, path, way
road具體的公路,馬路,street街道,path小路,小徑,way道路,途徑
take this road; in the street, show me the way to the museum.
11. course, subject
course課程(可包括多門科目),subject科目(具體的學(xué)科)a summer course
12. custom, habit
custom傳統(tǒng)風(fēng)俗,習(xí)俗,也可指生活習(xí)慣,后接to do, habit生活習(xí)慣,習(xí)慣成自然,后接of doing. I’ve got the habit of drinking a lot.
13. cause, reason
cause 指造成某一事實或現(xiàn)象的直接原因,后接of sth./doing sth,reason用來解釋某種現(xiàn)象或結(jié)果的理由,后接for sth./doing sth. the reason for being late
14. exercise, exercises, practice
exercise運動,鍛煉(不可數(shù)),exercises練習(xí)(可數(shù)),practice(反復(fù)做的)練習(xí)
Practice makes perfect.
15. class, lesson
作"課"解時,兩者可以替換.指課文用lesson. 指班級或全體學(xué)生用class. lesson 6; class 5
16. speech, talk, lecture
speech指在公共場所所做的經(jīng)過準備的較正式的演說,talk日常生活中的一般的談話,講話,lecture學(xué)術(shù)性的演講,講課 a series of lecture on…
17. officer, official
officer部隊的軍官,official政府官員 an army officer
18. work, job
二者均指工作。work不可數(shù),job可數(shù) a good job
19. couple, pair
couple主要指人或動物,pair多指由兩部分組成的東西 a pair of trousers
20. country, nation, state, land
country側(cè)重指版圖,疆域,nation指人民,國民,民族,state側(cè)重指政府,政體,land國土,國家 The whole nation was sad at the news.