apparent a.明顯的,顯而易見的,尤指容易觀察或認(rèn)識(shí)到的事物。
He is very unhappy, and it is apparent that he wants to leave now.他很不高興,顯然他現(xiàn)在想走了。
evident a.明白的,明顯的,與apparent基本同意,多用于推理或由事實(shí)證明的事物。
It is evident that he is guilty; his fingerprints were found at the crime scene.顯然他是有罪的,在犯罪現(xiàn)場(chǎng)發(fā)現(xiàn)了他的指紋。
manifest a.清楚的,明顯的,多指根據(jù)外部特征或跡象便能看出或了解其意義,常作表語(yǔ)。
Her ability is manifest, but she is not attractive.她才能出眾,但長(zhǎng)相并不動(dòng)人。
obvious a.明顯的,顯而易見的,含有無(wú)可辯白,不需證明之意。
It is obvious that that woman has had too much to drink.很顯然,那個(gè)婦女酒喝的太多了。
distinct a.清楚的,明顯的;不同的,獨(dú)特的。修飾性質(zhì)明顯不同的東西。
Medical care has made a distinct improvement in his health.治療已使他的健康有了明顯的好轉(zhuǎn)。
2、applaud, clap, commend, praise
applaud v.鼓掌,贊揚(yáng),指因精湛表演或某種行為得到別人的贊許,大聲叫好或熱烈鼓掌。
The boss applauded my efforts by praising my work.老板表?yè)P(yáng)了我的工作,對(duì)我的努力表示贊許。
clap v.拍打,其用法是clap one's hand=applaud,不能說applaud one's hands。clap sb.為某人鼓掌,clap sth.拍打某物
commend v.為正式用詞,用于對(duì)具體功績(jī)或成就表示嘉獎(jiǎng),通常指上級(jí)對(duì)下級(jí)、長(zhǎng)輩對(duì)晚輩的贊賞。
The teacher commended the student for doing well on the exam.老師表?yè)P(yáng)學(xué)生們的考試成績(jī)優(yōu)異。
praise v.為一般用詞,用于對(duì)某人的優(yōu)秀品質(zhì)表示欽佩羨慕;贊頌,贊美。
A supervisor praised the employee for her good work.一位主管稱贊這位員工的工作做得不錯(cuò)。
Survivors of the crash praised God for saving them.墜機(jī)事件的幸存者贊頌上帝使他們得救。
3、area, district, region, vicinity, zone有"區(qū)域"的意思。
area n.泛指面積較大的地區(qū);面積;專業(yè)領(lǐng)域。
The New York area has high rents.紐約地區(qū)房租很高。
district n.行政區(qū)劃的小范圍地區(qū)。如Xicheng district西城區(qū)
region n.行政區(qū)劃上更大的地區(qū),如"自治區(qū)";身體部位。
The northeast region of the USA includes New York and the six New England states.美國(guó)東北部包括紐約和新英格蘭地區(qū)的那六個(gè)州。
vicinity n.周圍地區(qū),附近地區(qū)。
The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the vicinity.警察都十分警惕因?yàn)樘优艿淖锓妇筒卦诟浇貐^(qū)。
zone n.指特定的地方、地帶。
The city passed a law to create a business zone on some empty land.市政府通過法律,在一些空地上開辟商業(yè)區(qū)。
4、assembly, conference, congress, rally, seminar, session, summit, symposium都表示"會(huì)議"的意思。
assembly n.集合,集會(huì)。
The assembly of students takes place in the auditorium.學(xué)生們?cè)诖蠖Y堂舉行集會(huì)。
conference n. (專門性的)會(huì)議,討論會(huì)。
The conference on international economic problems met in Geneva.關(guān)于世界經(jīng)濟(jì)問題的會(huì)議在日內(nèi)瓦召開。
congress n.代表大會(huì),(美國(guó)的)國(guó)會(huì)。
Congress passes laws that must be obeyed by the people.美國(guó)國(guó)會(huì)通過的法律,人民一定要遵守。
rally n. (鼓舞士氣的)集會(huì);群眾性集會(huì)。
The football coach called a rally to build up the team's excitement for the next game.足球教練召開了一個(gè)動(dòng)員會(huì),以便鼓舞士氣打好下次比賽。
seminar n. (大學(xué)的)研究班,研討會(huì)。
During summer vacations some teachers attend seminars at college.暑假里,一些教師在學(xué)院里參加研究班。
session n. (一屆)會(huì)議,回合。
the autumn session of Parliament議會(huì)的秋季會(huì)議
summit n.最高級(jí)會(huì)議,峰會(huì)(通常為領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人參加)。
Next year, the summit will be held in Vienna.明年將在維也納舉行最高級(jí)會(huì)談。
symposium n. (學(xué)術(shù)、科研方面的)座談會(huì),專題報(bào)告會(huì)。
The symposium on SARS research lasted two days.非典型性肺炎研究的研討會(huì)持續(xù)了兩天。
5、assessment, estimate, evaluation有"評(píng)估"的意思。
assessment n.評(píng)估,估價(jià),常常表示對(duì)于財(cái)產(chǎn)、價(jià)值的評(píng)估。
We have a low assessment on our property.我們對(duì)我們的資產(chǎn)評(píng)估很低。
estimate n.估計(jì),強(qiáng)調(diào)進(jìn)行評(píng)估得出的結(jié)果,常與give搭配。
The mechanic gave me a rough estimate of two or three hundred dollars for the repairs to my car.機(jī)械師給我的汽車修理費(fèi)的粗略估計(jì)是200或300美元。
evaluation n. (對(duì)于能力,價(jià)值、工作業(yè)績(jī)的)評(píng)價(jià),估價(jià),常帶有肯定的、正確的含義。
He gave a positive evaluation of our scientific research.他對(duì)于我們的科學(xué)研究給予了積極的評(píng)價(jià)。