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日期: 2014-12-10 | 來源: 新浪博客 | 有0人參與評論 | 字體: 小 中 大
10、Refute
第拾位：Refute
“Refute” means to “disprove with evidence” and yet it’s commonly used, even by professional writers, to mean “rebut” which carries a similar meaning but isn’t quite so strong, as it can also mean “argue against.” The example here (“Simon Cowell refutes ‘scandalous’ claims he helped billionaire hide assets from wife he was divorcing”) is from a recent Daily Mail article. For those outside the UK, the Daily Mail is a newspaper which regularly rages against falling educational standards. A special mention to Sarah Palin who invented a new word “refudiate”; the usage suggests she meant repudiate.
“Refute”意為“通過證據來反對”，然而它常被普通人甚至職業作家當作“rebut（反駁）”壹詞使用。盡管兩者意思相近，都會有 “反駁”之意，但“rebut”的語氣不如 “refute”強。有個例子來自近期的每日郵報文章：西蒙•科威爾 “refute駁斥” “丑聞”，聲稱他幫百萬富翁私藏財產，躲過前妻視線。對於那些沒有生活在英國的人來說，每日郵報只是個不定時抱怨壹下教育水平下降的報紙。值得壹提的是，莎拉•佩林創建了新詞匯“refudiate（否認）”, 用法等同於 “repudiate”，意為“否認”。
9、Instant
第九位：Instant
Nowadays, it’s almost universally assumed that “instant” actually means “quickly” or “without intervention.” Obviously, it doesn’t. It actually refers to a precise moment in time. Google Instant is a good example of this word being abused.
如今，幾乎所有人都認為“instant”就是“迅速”或“連續”的意思，但顯然不是這樣。它事實上是指在精准的時間內。谷歌即時搜索就是壹個濫用該詞的典型例子。
8、Enormity
第八位：Enormity
“Enormity” means “extreme evil”, but it’s often used to mean “enormousness”. US President, George HW Bush missed this one when he said after being elected that he “Couldn’t believe the enormity of the situation.” A perfect example of irony (which, in the context I have just used it, is correct).
“Enormity”意為“窮凶極惡”，但它卻常用來指“巨大”之意。美國前總統，喬治•沃克•布什，曾經誤用過該詞，在就職典禮上，他發言道“沒想到任務如此之大。”這是個具有諷刺意味的例子。
7、Less
第柒位：Less
Less is used when comparing quantities that can’t be counted; for example, “I’d like less milk.” If you’re comparing quantities (like bagels, for example) then “fewer” should be used. But you don’t win many competitions with a tie break if you point out that “25 words or less” should actually be “25 words or fewer.” The antonyms “more than” and “greater than” get similarly misused. Programmers will know the comparison operators are referred to as “greater than and less than”; it should really be “greater than and fewer than”.- 新聞來源於其它媒體，內容不代表本站立場！
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