日常生活不同的英式美式用法
British English | American English | Chinese |
check | cheque | 支票 |
VAT = value-added tax | tax | 稅 |
‘garage | ga’rage | 車庫 |
ring (up)/phone | call | 打電話 |
mobile phone | cell phone | 手機 |
spirit | liquor | 烈酒 |
flat | apartment | 公寓 |
chemist | druggist | 藥劑師 |
lift | elevator | 電梯 |
tap | faucet | 水龍 |
upper circle | first balcony | 劇院二樓包廂 |
dress circle | loge | 劇院一樓包廂 |
stalls | orchestra seats | 劇院舞台前座位 |
ground floor | first floor | 一樓 |
first floor | second floor | 二樓 |
chips | French fries | 薯 |
rubbish | trash/garbage | 垃圾 |
dustbin/ bin | trash/garbage can | 垃圾桶 |
petrol | gas | 汽油 |
filling station | editorial英文 gas station | 加油站 |
let | rent | 出租 |
queue | line (up) | 排隊 |
book | make reservations | 預約 |
film | movie | 電影 |
cinema | theater | 電影院 |
parcel | package | 包裹 |
toilet | restroom | 廁所 |
mum | mom | 媽媽 |
look after | take care of | 照顧 |
estate agent | realtor | 房地產經紀人 |
football/soccer | soccer | 英式足球 |
tube/underground | subway | 地鐵 |
jumper/sweater/pullover | sweater/pullover | 夾克/毛衣 |
holiday | vacation | 假期 |
hoover | vacuum cleaner | 吸塵器 |
garden | yard | 庭院 |
bus pass | bus ticket | 公車票 |
trolley | cart | 手推車 |
lorry | truck | 卡車﹔貨車 |
voucher | coupon | 優待卷 |
theater | theatre | er跟re的差別 |
luggage | baggage | 行李 |
biscuit | cookie | 餅乾 |
autumn | fall | 秋天 |
hardware | houseware | 五金器具 |
lost property | lost and found | 失物招領處 |
post | mail | 郵件 |
car park | parking lot | 停車位 |
full stop | period | 句點 |
break | recess | 休息時間 |
time-table | schedule | 進度表 |
term | semester | 學期 |
label | tag | 標籤 |
postal code | zip code | 郵遞區號 |
zed | zee | Z字母 |
saloon car | sedan | 轎車 |
prostitute/tart/whore | tramp/call girl/hooker/street walker | |
return ticket | round trip ticket | 來回票 |
single ticket | one way ticket | 單程票 |
residence | dormitory | 宿舍 |
英式/美式英文字彙對照表
British English | American English | Chinese |
aerial (radio/TV) | antenna | 天線 |
Alsatian | German shepherd police dog | 德國牧羊犬/警犬 |
anorak | parka | 帶有風帽可防雨的夾克 |
articulated lorry | tractor-trailer | 載貨櫃的卡車 |
aubergine | eggplant | 茄子 |
autumn | fall | 秋天 |
bank holiday | legal holiday | 法定假日 |
bank note | bill | 紙幣 |
bap | hamburger bun | 漢堡用的麵包 |
bat (ping pong) | paddle | 桌球拍 |
bath | bathtub | 浴缸 |
bath (v.) | bathe | 洗澡 |
bespoke made to measure | custom made | 預定的﹔製定的 |
big dipper | roller coaster | 雲霄飛車 |
bill | check (restaurant) | (餐廳的)帳單 |
billion = million million = trillion | billion = thousand million | (英式)一兆 (美式)十億 |
biscuit (sweet) | cookie | 甜餅乾 |
biscuit (unsweetened) | cracker | 鹹餅乾 |
black or white? (milk/cream in coffee) | with or without | 加不加牛奶/奶油? |
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