英式英語與美式英語詞匯的區(qū)別

1、英式英語和美式英語詞匯的區(qū)別1.正書法：英式英語受法語影響較大前為英式后為美式.例詞均為英式英語形-our/-or:colour,labour,flavour,humour,但表示動作施行者的-or英美同形-re/-er:centre,theatre美式英語中可表示居U場,metre-nce/-nse:defence,offence-ise,-isation/-ize,-ization:organisation,recognise,但在英國的牛津大學出版社用的是-ize-ae,-oe/-e:encyclopaedia,foetus-lled,-lling,-ller/-led,-ling,-l

2、er:traveller,signalling-l/-ll:instalment,skilful等元音+l+輔音的情況cheque/check:僅在表示支票時grey/gray:灰色kerb/curbmould/mold:霉,霉菌pyjamas/pajamasstorey/story:層,樓層sulphur/sulfurtyre/tireyoghurt,yogurt/yogurt2詞匯前為英式,中間為通用括號中表示多用于某方,后為美式horseriding/-/horsebackridingsweets/-/candyabseil/-/rappeladvert/advertisement/-:

3、廣告-/aerial英/antenna:天線aeroplane/-/airplaneAlright?,Alrightmate?/Hi!/Whatsup?alsatian/Germanshepherd美/-:謝潑德犬amber/yellow/-:交通信號燈上的黃燈answerphone/answeringmachine/-:留言機anticlockwise/-/counterclockwise:逆時針aubergine/-/eggplant:茄子arse/-/ass屁股-/autumn/fall:秋天aye蘇格蘭/yeah,yes/-balaclava/-/skimask:面罩,滑雪面罩bang

4、er俗/oldcar/-:老爺車banger/firecracker/-:爆竹banger/sausage/-英式香腸note,banknote/banknote美語罕用/bill:紙幣bap/breadroll/-bap俗/breasts/-/barbecue/grill:烤肉,露天烤肉bath/bathtub/-:浴缸bedsit/-/singleroomoccupancy:單人房biro/ballpointpen/-:圓珠筆bloke/guy/-boiler/-/furnace:供暖鍋爐bonnet/-/hood:汽車前蓋boot/-/trunkbraces/-/suspenders:吊

5、帶褲的吊帶buildingsociety/-/savingsandloanassociationbumbag/-/fannypack:腰包busstation,coachstation/-/busterminal:公交總站burgle/-/burglarize:入室盜竊campsite/-/campground:宿營地,露營場campingpitch/-/campsite:支帳篷的地方candyfloss/-/cottoncandy:棉花糖caravan/-/traveltrailer:拖掛式房車railwaycarriage,carriage,coach/-/railroadcar,car:

6、客車車廂casualty,accidentandemergency,A&E/emergencydepartment/emergencyroomcatapult/-/slingshot:小型彈弓carpark/-/parkinglot,parkinggaragecashpoint,cashmachine,hole-in-the-wall/ATM:自動取存款機centralreservation/-/medianstrip:中央隔離帶canteen/-/cafeterialcinema/-/movietheater,theater:電影院cheers/thanks/-:語氣較輕的謝謝chemist

7、/pharmacy/drugstore:藥店chips/frenchfries,fries/-:炸薯條,炸土豆條clingfilm/-/plasticwrap:食品保鮮膜,食品包裝膜coach/-/bus:城際觀光巴士cooker/-/stove,range:烹調用的灶coriander,corianderleaves/-/cilantro:香菜corn/grain/-:谷物,糧食cornflour/-/cornstarch:玉米粉,玉米淀粉cornershop/-/generalstore:小賣部,小雜貨店cot/-/cribcot表示簡易折疊床:嬰兒床cottonbud/-/cottons

8、wab:棉簽,棉棒courgette/-/zucchini:西葫蘆crisps/-/potatochips:薯片,土豆片cul-de-sac/deadend/-:盲路,死胡同CVcurriculumvitae/-/rsum6:簡歷,履歷drawingpin/-/thumbtack:圖車丁drivinglicence/-/driverslicense:駕駛證,駕駛執(zhí)照注意拼寫dressinggown/-/bathrobedualcarriageway/-/dividedhighway:有中央隔離帶的干線道路dummy/-/pacifier:嬰兒含的奶嘴duvet,quilt,bedspread/

9、-/comforter:床罩,被罩dustbin,bin/-/wastebasket,trashcan:垃圾箱electricfire/electricheater/spaceheaterengaged/busy/-:對方通話中,正在通話entr出starter/firstcourse,appetizer/-:前菜-/maincourse/entre:主菜councilestate,estate/housingproject:住宅區(qū),住宅小區(qū)industrialestate,estate/industrialpark:工業(yè)區(qū),工業(yè)開發(fā)區(qū)estateagent/-/realtor:不動產商est

10、atecar/-/stationwagonex-directory/-/unlistednumber:未記入號簿的號fag俗/-/Nicotianatabacum:煙草fizzydrink/carbonatedsoftdrink/sodaflannel/facecloth/washclothflat/-/apartmentflyover/-/overpass:立交橋,立體交叉點fringe/-/bangsfortnight14+night/twoweeks/-:兩周,兩個星期football/-/soccer:足球fryingpanskillet為方言/fryingpan/skillet:平底

11、鍋fullstop/-/period:句點,終止符garage,petrolstation/-/gasstation:力口油站gobsmacked俗/astonished/-goods/freight,cargo/-:貨物grass俗,supergrass俗/informant/stoolpigeon俗:密告者grill/-/broilgrill指的是露天烤肉grotty俗/dirty/-greengrocer/-/-:蔬菜店guard/conductor/-:歹U車長hardshoulder/-/breakdownlane:硬路肩hash,hashmark,hashsign/numbersi

12、gn/poundsign:井號,#Haveyougot/Doyouhave美/-headmaster,headmistress/-/principal:校長highstreet/mainstreet/-:商業(yè)街hirepurchase,instalmentplan/-/installmentplan:害U賦販賣hob/-/cooktop,range:灶的上外表holiday/holiday指節(jié)日/vacation:休假,假期旅行Howno?蘇格蘭/Whynot?/-Hoover商標/vacuumcleaner/-:吸塵器indicator/-/blinker,turnsignal:轉向燈,方向

13、指示燈invertedcommas/quotationmarks/-:弓I號-/policecar/patrolcar:警車jelly/-/jell-O商標,gelatindessert:果凍jam/-/jelly:果凍斗的果醬jumblesale/-/rummagesale:學校,教會等街區(qū)性的拍賣jumper,pullover/sweater美/-:毛衣lass出格蘭,bird俗/girl/chick俗laundrette/-/laundromat:投幣式洗衣店letterbox,postbox/-/mailbox:收信用的郵箱,信箱lift/-/elevator:箱式電梯10ch蘇格蘭/

14、lake/-:湖,峽灣loo,bogs俗,khazi俗/toilet/restroom:衛(wèi)生間,廁所lorry/truck/-:卡車lounge,sittingroom/livingroom/-:起居室mackintosh,mac/raincoat/-:雨衣,雨披mains,mainselectricity/-/householdpower,domesticpower,linepower,gridpower:商用電源mate/-/pal,buddy,budmaths/mathematics/math:數學managingdirector,MD/chiefexecutiveofficer,CEO

15、/-:行政總裁,最高治理者HappyChristmas!/MerryChristmas!/-mince,mincedmeat/-/groundmeat:肉醬,肉沫mobilephone/-/cellphone:,移動motorway/-/freeway,expressway:高速公路motorcar/car/automobile:汽車nappy/-/diaper:尿布,尿片newsagent/-/newsdealer:報干U亭,雜貨店newsreader/-/newsanchor,newscaster新聞播報員,播音員nick俗/-/-:警察局；逮捕;盜竊noticeboard/-/bulle

16、tinboard:公告欄布告欄numberplate/registrationplate/licenseplate:車牌OAPoldagepensioner/elderly/seniorcitizen:高齡者,老人off-licence/-/liquorstore:販酒店Oi!/Hey!/-:打招呼的喂！pavement/-/sidewalk:人行道pedestriancrossing,zebracrossing,pelicancrossing/-/crosswalk:人行橫道,斑馬線peg,clothespeg/-/clothes-pin:晾衣夾petrol/-/gas,gasoline:汽

17、油postbox,pillarbox/-/mailbox:寄信時的由6筒-/pissed俗/loaded俗,wasted俗:醉了,喝醉了-/pissedoff俗/pissed俗pisshead俗/-/takeout:酒豪,千杯不倒的人pissingitdown俗/pissingdown俗/-:大雨,下大雨plaster/-/Band-aid商標:創(chuàng)可帖plaster/orthopediccast,cast/-:石膏繃帶P&Ppostingandpacking/-/S&Hshippingandhandling:物品的由6資,由B費topost/tosend/tomail:郵寄,投遞postcod

18、e/-/postalcode常用,zipcode:郵政編碼posterestante/-/generaldeliveryposterestante僅用于國際郵件:郵件的滯留powercut/-/poweroutage:停電pram/-/babybuggy:廂型嬰兒車press-up/push-up/-:俯臥撐provisionallicence/-/learnerspermit:臨時駕駛執(zhí)照,練習駕駛執(zhí)照pudding/dessert/-:餐后甜點purse/coinpurse/-:女性用的零錢錢包,小錢包-/handbag/purse:手袋,手包pushchair,buggy/-/strol

19、ler:椅型嬰兒車pylon/-/transmissiontower,mast:輸電鐵塔queue/-/line:等待的隊,隊列quite/fairly/pretty:相當,很quid俗/-/-:英鎊railway/-/railroad:鐵路,鐵道rat-arsed俗/-/-:爛醉redundancy/layoff/-:解雇revcounter/-/tachometerreversechargecall/-/collectcall:對方付費theRiverThames/-/theColoradoRiverroundabout/-/rotary,trafficcircle:環(huán)島式交叉點round

20、about/merry-go-round,carousel/-:旋轉木馬rozzer,copper,filth,pigs俗/cop/-:警官rubber/eraser美/-:橡皮擦rubbish/-/garbage,trashsanitarytowel/-/sanitarynapkin:衛(wèi)生巾Sellotape商標/cellophanetape/scotchtape:透明膠帶serviette/tablenapkin/-:餐巾setsquare/-/triangle:三角尺,三角板silencer/-/mufflershop/-/storeshop指小型商店:商店shopassistant/s

21、hopworker/salesclerkshoppingtrolley/-/shoppingcartskint俗/broke俗/-sleet/-/-:霆,介于雨夾雪和凍雨之間的一種天氣現象-/-/sleet:凍雨spanner/-/wrench:扳手springonion/-/scallion:大蔥squaddie俗/-/G.I.俗:士兵squash/cordial/-:加水稀釋后飲用的果汁飲料sultana/-/raisin:葡萄干summat俗/something/-swede/-/rutabaga:蕪菁takeaway/-/togo:將剛購置的食品帶走的外賣tannoy商標/PAsystem,loudspeaker/-:擴音裝置,PAtap/-/faucet:水龍頭tea/dinner,supper/-:晚餐tea一局部地區(qū),dinner/-/lunch:一天里最為充實的一頓飯也可能是午餐teatowel/dishtowel/-telephonebox/t