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标 题: Glossary of Usage(12)
发信站: 哈工大紫丁香 (Tue May 16 07:43:57 2000), 转信
发信人: nostalgia (寂寞旅程), 信区: EnglishWorld
发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Sat May 13 09:27:21 2000)
摘自Little Brown Handbook
anyplace
Colloquial for anywhere.
anyways, anywheres
Nonstandard for anyway and anywhere
apt, liable, likely
Apt and likely are interchangeable. Strictly speaking, though, apt
means "having a tendency to": Horace is apt to forget his lunch in the
morning. Likely means "probably going to": Horace is leaving so early
today that he's likely to catch the first bus.
Liable normally means "in danger of" and should be confined to
situations with undesirable consequences: Horace is liable to trip
over that hose. Strictly, liable means "responsible" or "exposed to"
: The owner will be liable for Horace's injuries.
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君子不器
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