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作者:Eli Burnstein
出版时间:2024年4月9日
一词不辨,何以立天下 灵魂画作加持,辨+析乐趣无穷 享受推敲斟酌和咬文嚼字的乐趣(happy hairsplitting)
endearing illustrations (可爱呆萌的插图) lighthearted explanations(轻松有趣的解释)
The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter. ’tis the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.
Help sharpen these differences and bring us clarity at last.
Venomous→它咬你,你会死。
举例:被毒蛇、毒蜘蛛之类“有毒的”毒物咬了。Poisonous→你咬它,你会死。
举例:吃了毒蘑菇、毒苹果之类“有毒的”东西。
Sleet (雨夹雪) vs Hail (冰雹) Hay (干草)vs Straw (稻草) Maze (矩形迷宫) vs Labyrinth (螺旋形迷宫) Deep Web (深网) vs Dark Web (暗网) Snitch (告发者) vs Rat (内奸、告密者)
拓展:snitch/rat on sb 告发(某人) / snitches get stitchesBay(海湾)vs Gulf(鸿沟)vs Cove(河湾)
拓展:gulf stream (湾流)Stadium (露天体育场) Arena (竞技场/圆形运动场)
拓展:political arena (政治舞台)Moral hazard (道德危机) vs Medical ethics (医德) vs Morality play (道德剧) Symphony (交响曲) vs Concerto (协奏曲)vs Sonata (奏鸣曲)
拓展:Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata (贝多芬的《月光奏鸣曲》)