會考英語易混詞彙辨析

1. sport, game

會考英語易混詞彙辨析

sport多指戶外的遊戲或娛樂活動,如打球,游泳,打獵,賽馬等;

game指決定勝負的遊戲,通常有一套規則 eg:His favorite sport is swimming.

2. price, prize

price價格;

prize獎,獎品,獎金 eg:win the first prize The price is high/low.

3. a number of, the number of

a number of許多,謂語動詞用複數;

the number of…的數目,謂語動詞用單數。eg:The number of students is increasing.

4. in front of, in the front of

in front of範圍外的前面;

in the front of範圍內的'前面 eg:In the front of the room sits a boy.

5. of the day, of a day

of the day每一天的,當時的,當代的;

of a day暫時的,不長久的 eg:a famous scientist of the day

6. three of us, the three of us

three of us我們(不止三個)中的三個;

the three of us我們三個(就三個人)eg:The three of us---Tom, Jack and I went to the cinema.

7. by bus, on the bus

by bus表手段,方式,不用冠詞;

on the bus表範圍 eg:They went there by bus.

8. for a moment, for the moment

for a moment 片刻,一會兒;

for the moment暫時,一時 eg:Thinking for a moment, he agreed.

9. next year, the next year

next year將來時間狀語;

the next year過去將來時間狀語 eg:He said he would go abroad the next year.

10. more than a year, more than one year

more than a year一年多;

more than one year超過一年(兩年或三年等)

11. take advice, take the(one's) advice

take advice徵求意見;

take the advice接受忠告 eg:He refused to take the advice and failed again.

12. take air, take the air

take air傳播,走漏;

take the air到戶外去,散步 eg:We take the air every day.