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英國和美國工程詞彙表
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英國英語和美國英語中含義不同的工程詞彙
gas - natural gas - gasoline 天然氣–天然氣–汽油 (英式英語中的petrol)
pavement人行道——你走在路旁邊的那部分(在美國叫“sidewalk”)——路面
white spirit ——石油溶劑油–一種用於清潔的酒精,油漆稀釋劑等(美式英語中的“turpentine”)
英式英語和美式英語中的不同工程詞彙
(electrical) socket – (electrical) outlet
spanner – wrench
petrol – gas/ gasoline
aerial – antenna
bin – trashcan/ garbage can
(safety) goggles – safety glasses
hard hat – bump cap
rubbish – garbage/ trash
lift – elevator
(service) engineer – (service) technician
anti-clockwise – counter-clockwise
earth – ground
maths – math
nought/ oh (as in “nought point oh five”) – zero (as in “zero point zero five”)
aluminium – aluminum
rubber gloves – latex gloves
tap – faucet
(electric) torch – flashlight
paraffin – kerosene
ironmonger – hardware store
dustcart – garbage truck
set square – triangle
JCB – excavator
hoover – vacuum cleaner
skip – Dumpster
fire engine – fire truck
fire brigade – fire department
loudhailer – bullhorn
Stanley knife – utility knife
polythene – polyethylene
sulphur – sulfur
Perspex – plexiglass
(electricity) pylon – transmission tower/ mast
tarmac – asphalt/ blacktop
Portakabin – portable building
white spirit – paint thinner/ turpentine
trapezium – trapezoid
trapezoid – trapezium
snowplough – snowplow
Heath Robinson contraption – Rube Goldberg machine
英國和美國的商業、金融和金錢詞彙
英式英語和美式英語中含義不同的商務詞彙
penny – a hundredth of a pound – a cent 一分錢–百分之一磅–一分錢
英式英語和美式英語中不同的商務詞彙
CV/ curriculum vitae – résumé
shareholder – stockholder
Ltd/ PLC – Inc。/ Corp。
company – corporation
cash machine/ cashpoint – ATM
mortgage – home loan
AGM/ annual general meeting – shareholders meeting
(trade) union – (labor) union
diary – appointment book
fill in a form – fill out a form
(pound) note – (dollar) bill
discount – concession
bank holiday – national holiday/ public holiday
summer holiday – summer vacation
from Monday to Friday – Monday through Friday
turnover – revenue/ gross sales
building society – savings and loan (association)
current account – checking account
property – real estate
expiry date – expiration date
national insurance number/ NI number – social security number
estate agent – real estate agent
travellers’ cheque – traveler’s check
(five) quid – (five) bucks
base rate – prime rate
cheque book – check book
The City – Wall Street
to table – to put something forward for discussion – to leave to discuss until later
hire purchase – installment plan
the till – cash register
third-party insurance – liability insurance
repossession – foreclosure
rates – municipal property taxes
rota – roster
ordinary share/ equity share – common stock
articles of association – bylaws
memorandum of association – certificate of incorporation/ articles of incorporation
bridging loan – bridge loan
barometer stock – bellwether stock
flog – hock
英國和美國的體育和遊戲詞彙
英國英語和美國英語中意義不同的體育和遊戲詞彙
football – footie/ soccer – American football 足球–足球/美式足球
athletics – running, jumping and throwing sports such as sprinting – sports generally 田徑運動–奔跑,跳躍和投擲等短跑運動(美式英語中的“track and field”)–一般運動
athlete – someone doing track and field sports – sportsmen generally 運動員–從事田徑運動的人–一般運動員
hockey – field hockey, played on grass – ice hockey 曲棍球–曲棍球,在草地上玩–冰球
strike – hit the ball – miss (in baseball) 打擊–擊球–錯過(棒球)
gym – gymnasium, the place where sports are done, including in school – gym class 健身房–體育館,運動場所,包括學校–健身房課(英式英語中的“PE class”)
silverware – trophies won by sports teams – things you eat with銀器–運動隊獲得的獎盃–您 可以一起吃的東西(英式英語的“cutlery”)
在英式英語和美式英語不同的體育和遊戲單詞
football/ footie/ soccer – soccer
American football – football
(sports) kit – (sports) uniform
(football) pitch – (soccer) field
trainers – sneakers
plimsolls – gym shoes
tracksuit – sweats
swimming costume – bathing suit
PE/ physical education – physical ed/ physical education
athletics – track and field
sportsman – athlete
ice hockey – hockey
hockey – field hockey
nil – zero
pack of cards – deck of cards
horse riding – horseback riding
draughts – checkers
abseil/ abseiling – rappel
touchline – sideline
noughts and crosses – tick-tac-toe
anti-clockwise – counter-clockwise
tout – scalper
potholing – caving/ spelunking
patience – solitaire
Scalextric – slot cars
box – protective cup
catapult – slingshot
snakes and ladders – chutes and ladders
duck (meaning zero, especially in cricket) – goose egg
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