By Nana 劉怡均
八大容易鬧雙胞的單字
① Affect / Effect 影響
Affect (v)
・The divorce affected every aspect of his life.
離婚影響了他生活的各個層面。
・The divorce affected every aspect of his life.
離婚影響了他生活的各個層面。
Effect (n)
・Parents worry about the effect of video games on their adolescent’s behavior.
父母擔心電玩對青少年行為的影響。
・Parents worry about the effect of video games on their adolescent’s behavior.
父母擔心電玩對青少年行為的影響。
② Advise / Advice 建議
Advise (v)
・Her doctor advised her against smoking.
她的醫生建議她不要吸煙。
・Her doctor advised her against smoking.
她的醫生建議她不要吸煙。
Advice (n)
・She always gives me some good advice.
她總是給我一些很好的建議。
・She always gives me some good advice.
她總是給我一些很好的建議。
③ Among / Between 在......之中
差別 👉 Among (在群體之中) / Between (在兩者之間)
Among
・I saw a few familiar faces among the crowd.
我在人群中看見了幾張熟悉的面孔。
・I saw a few familiar faces among the crowd.
我在人群中看見了幾張熟悉的面孔。
Between
・She weighs between 55 and 60 kilograms.
她的體重在 55 到 60 公斤之間。
・She weighs between 55 and 60 kilograms.
她的體重在 55 到 60 公斤之間。
④ Assure / Ensure / Insure 保證
注意！在很多語境上下文有差別喔！請看下方例句。
Assure 👉 請對方相信自己不要擔心的「保證」
・She assured him (that) the car would be ready the next day.
她向他保證說他的車第二天就能修好。
・She assured him (that) the car would be ready the next day.
她向他保證說他的車第二天就能修好。
Ensure 👉 比較像中文的「確保」某事發生
・The government has ensured the safety of the refugees.
政府已確保難民的安全。
・The government has ensured the safety of the refugees.
政府已確保難民的安全。
Insure 👉 從 insurance 保險來記憶比較簡單
意思是 to protect something/someone against risk 接近中文「防範未然」及早準備的確保。
・We insured our house against fire and flood damage.
我們為我們的房子投保了火災和洪水的損失。
・We insured our house against fire and flood damage.
我們為我們的房子投保了火災和洪水的損失。
⑤ Breathe / Breath 呼吸
Breathe (v)
・It’s so airless in here - I can hardly breathe.
這裡太悶了—我幾乎不能呼吸。
・It’s so airless in here - I can hardly breathe.
這裡太悶了—我幾乎不能呼吸。
Breath (n)
・Her breath smelled of garlic.
她的嘴裡有大蒜味。
・Her breath smelled of garlic.
她的嘴裡有大蒜味。
⑥ Complement / Compliment
Complement (v) 👉 使完善；為......增色
・Strawberries and cream complement each other perfectly.
草莓加鮮奶油相得益彰。
・Strawberries and cream complement each other perfectly.
草莓加鮮奶油相得益彰。
Compliment (n) 👉 恭維話；讚揚話
・I take it as a compliment.
您的恭維我就收下了。
・I take it as a compliment.
您的恭維我就收下了。
⑦ Lay / Lie / Lie
Lay (v) 👉 放（過去式 laid）
・She laid the baby on the bed.
她把孩子放在床上。
・She laid the baby on the bed.
她把孩子放在床上。
Lie (v) 👉 躺（過去式 lay [小心不要搞混]）
・He lay down on the bed and tried to relax.
他躺在床上想休息一下。
・He lay down on the bed and tried to relax.
他躺在床上想休息一下。
Lie (v) 👉 說謊（過去式 lied）
・He lied.
他說謊。
・He lied.
他說謊。
⑧ Loose / Lose
Loose (adj) 👉 鬆動的
・There were some loose wires hanging out of the wall.
牆上搭著幾根沒有接好的電線。
・There were some loose wires hanging out of the wall.
牆上搭著幾根沒有接好的電線。
Lose (v) 👉 丟失
・He’s always losing his keys.
他總是弄丟鑰匙。
・He’s always losing his keys.
他總是弄丟鑰匙。
