British English vs. American English Spelling: 10 Differences · Espresso English
本视频讲解英式与美式英语拼写差异,涵盖10个常见例子,适合练习拼写和词汇辨析。
Let's learn 10 spelling differences between British English and American English with lots of examples.
让我们通过大量的例子来学习英式英语和美式英语之间的10个拼写差异。
If you can't remember all these words, don't worry, just download the free PDF of this lesson, which has all of them nicely listed for you.
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Our first difference is that many words ending in OUR in British English and in OR in American English,
我们的第一个区别在于:在英式英语中,许多单词以 “OUR” 结尾;而在美式英语中,这些单词则以 “OR” 结尾。
like color, flavor, honor, labor, neighbor, odor, rumor, saver, and valor.
比如颜色、味道、荣誉、劳动、邻居、气味、谣言、救星以及勇气等等。
Another one that's easy to note is words ending in RE in British English versus ER in American English.
另一个容易注意到的区别是:在英式英语中,以 “RE” 结尾的单词在美式英语中则以 “ER” 结尾。
We have center, fiber, liter, meter, meager, specter, and theater.
我们拥有“中心”(center)、“纤维”(fiber)、“升”(liter)、“米”(meter)、“微不足道”(meager)、“幽灵”(specter)以及“剧院”(theater)这些词汇。
Words ending in ISE in British English often end in IZ in American English,
在英式英语中以 “ISE” 结尾的单词,在美式英语中通常以 “IZ” 结尾。
like apologize, realize, recognize, organize, prioritize, criticize, specialize, and sympathize.
比如道歉、意识到问题、承认错误、进行组织安排、确定事情的优先级、提出批评意见、专攻某个领域,以及表达同情。
Similarly, British English has a few words ending in YSE that are YZ in American English,
同样地,英式英语中有一些以 “YSE” 结尾的单词,在美式英语中则改为以 “YZ” 结尾。
analyze, catalyze, and paralyze.
分析、催化……以及使事物陷入停滞(或瘫痪状态)。
The words defense, offense, and pretense all end in ENCE in British English,
在英式英语中,“defense”(防御)、“offense”(进攻)以及“pretense”(伪装)这三个词的词尾都拼作“ence”。
but ENSE in American English.
但在美式英语中,应该使用“ENSE”这个词。
There are also a few words where British English makes a spelling difference between the noun and verb forms,
还有一些单词,在英式英语中,名词形式和动词形式在拼写上存在差异。
whereas American English does not.
然而,美式英语中并没有这种现象。
So in British English we have license ending in CE as the noun,
因此,在英式英语中,以 “CE” 结尾的词通常用作名词(表示许可证)。
and license ending in SE is the verb.
许可证的有效期至……为止”这个表述中的动词应该是“ending”。
Practice ending in CE is the noun, and practice ending in SE is the verb.
以“CE”结尾的动词是名词形式;而以“SE”结尾的动词则是动词形式。
Whereas in American English we use license ending in SE for both the noun and the verb, and practice always ends in CE,
而在美式英语中,无论是名词还是动词,其词尾都使用“SE”;而“practice”这个词的词尾则始终使用“CE”。
whether it's a noun or a verb.
无论是名词还是动词,都是如此。
For these words ending in OGUE in British English, they just end in OG in American English, dialogue,
在英国英语中,以 “OGUE” 结尾的单词,在美国英语中则直接以 “OG” 结尾(尤其是在对话中)。
monologue, and catalog.
独白、目录……
With a number of words of Greek origin, including quite a few medical terms, British English has an AE or OE,
由于包含许多源自希腊语的词汇(其中有不少医学术语),英式英语中的某些单词被归类为“AE”或“OE”类别。
whereas American English just has an E, like in the words eon,
而美式英语中该字母只用“E”来表示,比如在单词“eon”中就是如此。
anemia, anesthesia, celiac, diarrhea, feces, gynecology,
贫血、麻醉、乳糜泻、腹泻、粪便、妇科……
leukemia, esophagus, estrogen, and pediatric.
白血病、食管疾病、雌激素的作用以及儿科相关问题。
There are some words where British English prefers a double L, but American English only uses one, like canceled,
有些单词在英式英语中会使用双字母“L”,而在美式英语中则只使用一个字母“L”,比如“cancelled”(取消)。
traveled, dialed, counselor, quarreled, signaling, equaling, and modeling.
旅行、拨打电话、寻求咨询、争吵、发送信号、努力实现平等,并通过自身行为树立榜样。
But there are also some words where British English uses one L, and American English uses two,
但也有一些单词,在英式英语中只使用一个“l”字母,而在美式英语中则使用两个“l”字母。
like enroll,
就像报名一样。
fulfillment, installment, skillful, and willful.
这些词语分别是:fulfillment(履行;实现)、installment(分期付款)、skillful(熟练的)、willful(故意的)。
In these words the British English spelling has a silent E, but the American version does not,
按照这种说法,英式英语中的某些单词包含一个发音不出的字母“E”(即该字母在发音时并不发出任何声音),而美式英语则没有这种情况。
aging, likable, sizable, and unshakable.
这些特质包括:成熟稳重、讨人喜欢、规模可观,以及坚定不移(即不会轻易动摇或改变)。
And finally we have some more words spelled differently in British versus American English.
最后,还有一些单词在英式英语和美式英语中的拼写方式有所不同。
Some of these also include pronunciation differences, such as aluminium in British English versus aluminum in American English.
其中一些差异还体现在发音上,例如在英式英语中,“aluminium”发音为“æljuːmɪnəm”,而在美式英语中则发音为“æljuːmɪnəm”。
You can check in audio dictionary to hear those differences, but I'm just going to say them the American way.
你可以查看音频词典来听听这些发音上的差异,但我还是直接用美式发音来表达它们吧。
Airplane, aluminum, check, cozy, fillet, jewelry, curb, mustache, plow, program, pajamas, skeptical,
飞机、铝材、舒适的环境、鱼片、珠宝、路边、胡子、犁、程序、睡衣、持怀疑态度的人……
specialty, sulfur, and tire.
专业领域包括硫磺以及轮胎制造。
So if you've ever been in doubt about how to spell these words,
那么,如果你曾经对这些单词的拼写感到不确定的话……
now you know it depends on whether you're writing in British English or American English.
现在你知道了:这取决于你使用的是英式英语还是美式英语。