英語專業四級近義詞大綱
在學習專業英語詞彙中,有時同義詞的辨析是很不容易的`,我們一般從三方面進行區分,即:語法、語義和文體。語法主要是詞性、搭配、句式等的區分;語義主要是詞義的本義、引申義、比喻義和內涵和外延等的區分;文體主要是正式和非正式、褒義和貶義等的區分。
1.路
way: Wherever there is room for an object to proceed, there is a way.
road: A road is a prepared way for traveling with horses or vehicles.
path: A way suitable to be traveled only by foot passengers or by animals.
route: A route is a line of travel, and may be over many roads.
street: A street is in some centre of habitation, as a city town or village, when it passes between houses of dwellings.
avenue: A avenue is a long, broad and imposing(莊嚴) or principal street.
2.時代(期) (時期)
period: It indicates any passage of time, great or small. /an extent of time of any length. (時代)
time(s): It refers to a period in history. in ancient times/ in Victoria time (新時代)
epoch: It indicates a long period of time marked by events or development of a particular kind.
The first flight into space marked a new epoch in the history of mankind. (紀元)