英语相似词辨析(51):diary,dairy,daily
日期:2008-05-25 12:47

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diarydairydaily

这三个词的外貌颇相像,但读音和词义各不相同。

Diary'dairi/是“日记”(a daily record of events in one's life)或“日记本”。例:

Keeping a diary will do us a lot of good

记日记对我们大有裨益。

I got out my diary and made a note in it

我掏出日记本,在上面作了摘录。

Dairy'de+ri/是“牛奶店”或“乳品场”( a place where milkbutter or cheese is produced or sold)。例:

The dairy farm keeps many dairy cows

乳牛场饲养了很多乳牛。

Dairy products are among the chief exports of Australia

乳制品是澳洲主要出口之一。

Daily'deili/是“日报”(newspaper sold every day);它亦可用作形容词和副词,表示“每日”(every day)之意。如:

We have subscribed to the China Daily.(n.)

我们已订阅《中国日报》。

We made daily visits to him when he was hospitalized.(adj.)

他在住院期间,我们每天都去探望他。

They phoned the hospital daily to find how he was.(adv.)

他们每天打电话给医院询问他的病况。

在英语里,与之类似的词语不少,现举两例,以见一斑:

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