在财富杂志双语精读:美国经济出现衰退迹象,特朗普怎么办的文章里,我们认识了单词“movement”,西贝君提醒大家在单词辨析的时候留意它和motion和move之间的区别,看似简单的一个词,但是实际用法生可能就是会存在差异的。今天,我们通过几个例子来看看它们之间的具体差异。
相同之处
这些词当名词用的时候,都有“运动”的意思。文章源自西贝博客-https://qinghe.me/how-to-differ-words-motion-move-movement.html
不同之处
motion
- n. 动作;请求;手势;移动;意向
来看一个来自BostonGlobe.com的例子:文章源自西贝博客-https://qinghe.me/how-to-differ-words-motion-move-movement.html
- In a motion filed Friday, lawyers for Huffman asked for one year of probation, 250 hours of community service, and a $20,000 fine.— Shelley Murphy, BostonGlobe.com, "Prosecutors seek a 1-month jail sentence for Felicity Huffman," 6 Sep. 2019
- 哈夫曼的律师在上周五提出的一项动议中要求缓刑一年,社区服务250小时,罚款20000美元。
move
- n. 动, 移动
- 一步, 一着
- 行动, 行动步骤
- 迁移, 搬家
来看一个来自华盛顿邮报的例子:文章源自西贝博客-https://qinghe.me/how-to-differ-words-motion-move-movement.html
- Official guidelines now spell out victims’ rights and bar moving predatory priests.— Washington Post, "Ex-clergyman says US priest in Philippines a known pedophile," 10 Sep. 2019
- 官方的指导方针现在明确了受害者的权利,并禁止移动掠夺性祭司。
movement
- n. 运动;乐章;活动;运转
关联例句:文章源自西贝博客-https://qinghe.me/how-to-differ-words-motion-move-movement.html
- That's one area where the environmental movement and extraction industry agree.— Irina Ivanova, CBS News, "Who are the biggest U.S. methane emitters?," 30 Aug. 2019
- 这是环境运动和开采业一致同意的一个领域。
shift
- n. 手段;移动;轮班;变化
来看一个来自华盛顿邮报的例子:文章源自西贝博客-https://qinghe.me/how-to-differ-words-motion-move-movement.html
- Uber could send the $24.4 billion from the U.S. to the Netherlands over time as license fees use of the IP, shifting what otherwise would be profits in the U.S. to the Dutch division that wouldn't owe taxes itself.— Erik Sherman, Fortune, "Uber Could Save Billions in Taxes With This Little-Noticed Move," 9 Sep. 2019
- 随着时间的推移,优步可能会将这244亿美元从美国汇至荷兰,作为使用该IP的许可费,将原本在美国的利润转移给荷兰分部,而荷兰分部本身并不欠税。
shifting
- n. 狡猾;移位
关联例子:文章源自西贝博客-https://qinghe.me/how-to-differ-words-motion-move-movement.html
- At the press conference, Wheeler denied that the policy shift was influenced by chemical companies.— David Grimm, Science | AAAS, "U.S. EPA to eliminate all mammal testing by 2035," 10 Sep. 2019
- 在记者招待会上,惠勒否认政策转变受到化工企业的影响。
stir
- n. 搅动; 搅和; 搅拌
- 激动; 纷乱; 骚乱
关联例子:文章源自西贝博客-https://qinghe.me/how-to-differ-words-motion-move-movement.html
- He did not stir, not look up.
- 他没有动, 也没有抬头。
stirring
- v. 激起(stir的ing形式)
来看一个来自今日美国的例子:文章源自西贝博客-https://qinghe.me/how-to-differ-words-motion-move-movement.html
- In one stirring moment, Bono says his friend's voice improved with years.— Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, "'Pavarotti': 5 life lessons the passionate tenor taught us in the new Ron Howard documentary," 6 June 2019
- 在一个激动人心的时刻,博诺说他朋友的声音随着岁月的流逝而提高。
总结
在上面提到的这些单词里面,有些是我们比较常见的,有些是不常见的,但无论从哪个角度出发,在学习单词辨析的时候,不要忽略了就是。文章源自西贝博客-https://qinghe.me/how-to-differ-words-motion-move-movement.html
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