【原】英语写作-常被误用的词汇

单词误用

1

and/or

and/or是连词的一种，作为起连接作用的常用词，但常常误用干扰句意，造成句意模糊或者歧义。

误用：

First of all, would an honor system successfully cut down on the amount of stealing and/or cheating?

修正：

First of all, would an honor system reduce the incidence of stealing or cheating or both?

首先，信任犯人并不加监管的制度是否能减少盗窃或欺诈，还是两者都会减少？

2

anybody

anybody 表示“任何人”的意思时不应分开写成两个单词，分开写any  body 的意思是“任何一具尸体”，“任何人形”，或“任何团体”。

同样的规则也适用于everybody, nobody, somebody。

3

being

being 不宜用在regard......as......（将......视作......）之后。

误用：He is regarded as being the best dancer in the club.

修正：He is regarded as the best dancer in the club.

他被认为是俱乐部里最棒的舞者

4

but

but 放在 doubt 和 help 之后是多余的。

误用：I have no doubt but that...

修正：I have no doubt  that...

误用：He could not help but see that...

修正：He could help seeing that...

过多的使用 but 会导致句子过于分散，由 but 连接的松散句式通常可以改成由 although 连接的掉尾句。

词组误用

1

as good or better than

as good or better than 这种表达需要通过重新组织句子来改正。

误用：My opinion is as good or better than his.

修正：My opinion is as good as his, or better/if not better.

我的观点和他的一样好，甚至更好/如果不是更好的话。

2

due to

due to 做状语时，在不严谨的情况下可代替through（由于）, because of （因为）或owing to（由于）。

误用：He lost the first game due to carelessness.

修正：He lost the first game because of carelessness.

他因为大意输掉了第一局。

在正确的用法中，due to 与 attributable to 同义：The accident was due to bad weather. （事故是恶劣的天气导致的）；losses attributable to preventable fires（由本可避免的火灾造成的损失）。

词汇积累

根深蒂固的环境观念

an ingrained environmental ethos

an ingrained = deep-rooted

易受......影响

be subject to = be prone to

像被好奇心挠痒痒一样

a tickle of curiosity

"翻阅“

 flip through, flick through, browse through, thumb through

扫一扫左边二维码，
更多惊喜等着你。
............

扫一扫左边二维码，
更多惊喜等着你。
............