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differene与different

differene与different

一、difference的用法

1. 表示“区别”、“差异”,根据情况可用作可数名词或不可数名词。如:

There are many differences between the two languages. 这两种语言有很多不同之处。

There is much difference of opinion on the subject. 在这个问题上意见分歧很大。

2. 表示某两者之间的区别或差异,用介词 between。如:

The difference between 5 and 8 is 3. 5与8相差3。

根据情况有时也可用其它介词。如:

differences among men 人们之间的不同意见

the difference of night and day 昼与夜的差异

3. 用于 make a (no) difference, 意为“有(没有)差别”、“有(没有)影响”、“起(不起)重要作用”等。如:

The sea air has made a difference to her health. 海上的空气改善了她的健康状况。

It makes no difference to me whether he goes or not. 他去不去对我没影响。

有时可用其它限定词。如:

A:Does that make any difference? 那很重要吗?

B:Yes, it makes all the difference. 是的,很重要(from www.yywords.com)。

The rain didn’t make much difference to the game. 这场雨对比赛没什么影响。

二、different的用法

1. 表示“与……不同”,其后一般接介词 from, 有时也用 to(英)或 than(美),但均不及用 from 普遍。如:

City life is very different from [to, than] country life. 城市生活与农村生活很不相同。

Their tastes are different from [to, than] mine. 他们的的爱好与我不同。

【注】副词 differently 的情形也是一样。如(from www.yywords.com):

He thinks differently from [to, than] you. 他的想法与你的不同。

2. 副词 much 通常不修饰形容词原级,但 different 是个例外,它可受 much 的修饰。如:

He is much different from you. 他与你大不相同。

其它修饰 different 的常见副词如下:

He is very different from me. 他与我很不相同。

This is quite different from that. 这个与那个很不相同。

Those two boys are completely different. 那两个男孩完全不一样。

为了加强否定的语气,可用 no 代替 not。比较:

This is not different from that. 这个与那个没有差别。

This is no different from that. 这个与那个完全一样。

【注】no different from = the same as (from www.yywords.com)

3. different(不同的)的反义词是 same(相同的),而不能想当然地认为是 indifferent(不关心的,冷淡的)。比较:

He’s indifferent to this problem. 他对这个问题不感兴趣。

He is indifferent to suffering and poverty. 他不在乎苦与穷。

【注】indifferent 后通常接介词 to, 而不是 from/than。