常見的英語同義詞50組(上)
(過錯 弱點) fault: a bad point, but not of a serious moral kind. it refers to behavior and character. his only fault is that he lacks ambition.
find fault with sb / at fault shortcoming: weakness, failing
it refers to failures or deficiencies in things as well as people.
in spite of all her shortcomings i still think she's one of the best teachers in the school.
(疏忽) error: a mistake (formal sometimes literary)
it implies deviation from a standard or model
the accident was caused by human error.
(缺點 毛病) defect: sth lacking or imperfect.
it refers to quality.
the radio was returned because of a defect.
(失誤 過失) blunder: a very stupid or unnecessary mistake.
it implies ignorance.
this is the fatal blunder of his life.
12.圖畫
picture: the most general one.
(彩圖) painting: pictures with color.
(繪畫 圖畫) drawing: a picture made with a pen, pencil and crayon. sketch, diagrams and graphs are all drawings.
(草圖) sketch: a rough not detailed drawing.
(圖解 圖表) diagram: a drawing, figure that shows the arrangement of something.
(曲線圖) graph: a diagram in which a straight line, curved, or zigzag line shows how two sets of numbers or measurements are related.
(插圖) illustration: a picture to go with words of a book.
(圖樣 草圖) draft: the first rough written form of anything.
(平面圖) plan: a line drawing of a building as it might been seen from above.
(主視圖) elevation: a flat upright side of a building.
(海圖) chart: a map esp. a detailed map of a sea area.
13.特別
(專門的,與眾不同的) special: different in some way from what is common, ordinary, or usual.
it stresses having a quality, character, identity, or use of its own.
the tube contains special gases.
(特別的) especial: (fml) to an usually great degree, exceptional
it emphasizes the importance of the things or the persons mentioned
this is a matter of especial importance.
(各別的) particular: relating or belonging to only one thing or person.
it stresses the distinctness of something as an individual which is worth notice. in that particular case, the rule doesn't hold.(適用)
(特種的) specific: detailed and exact, clear in meaning and explanation, fixed, determined.(used in scientific articles)
it implies a quality or character distinguishing a kind or a species.