澳美词汇对比
204 个词条-
🇦🇺 澳大利亚artefact🇺🇸 美国artifact
拼写 手工艺品、文物 — object made by people long ago
The museum displays Aboriginal artefacts.
The museum displays Aboriginal artifacts.
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🇦🇺 澳大利亚behaviour🇺🇸 美国behavior
拼写 行为 — the way someone acts
The teacher praised the class for their good behaviour.
The teacher praised the class for their good behavior.
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🇦🇺 澳大利亚cancelled🇺🇸 美国canceled
拼写 已取消的 — stopped; will not happen
Our flight was cancelled because of the storm.
Our flight was canceled because of the storm.
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🇦🇺 澳大利亚cancelling🇺🇸 美国canceling
拼写 取消中 — stopping something planned
They are cancelling the concert because of rain.
They are canceling the concert because of rain.
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🇦🇺 澳大利亚catalogue🇺🇸 美国catalog
拼写 目录 — list of items for sale or in a collection
The new furniture catalogue arrived today.
The new furniture catalog arrived today.
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🇦🇺 澳大利亚centre🇺🇸 美国center
拼写 中心 — middle point; a building for an activity
Meet me at the shopping centre.
Meet me at the shopping center.
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🇦🇺 澳大利亚cheque🇺🇸 美国check
拼写 支票 — written order to a bank to pay money
Do you still accept payment by cheque?
Do you still accept payment by check?
⚠️ 易混淆词 -
🇦🇺 澳大利亚colour🇺🇸 美国color
拼写 颜色 — what something looks like: red, blue, etc.
What colour is your new car?
What color is your new car?
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🇦🇺 澳大利亚counsellor🇺🇸 美国counselor
拼写 顾问、辅导员 — person trained to give advice on problems
The school counsellor is available every Tuesday.
The school counselor is available every Tuesday.
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🇦🇺 澳大利亚defence🇺🇸 美国defense
拼写 防御、国防 — protection against attack
He studied law and now works in criminal defence.
He studied law and now works in criminal defense.
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🇦🇺 澳大利亚diarrhoea🇺🇸 美国diarrhea
拼写 腹泻 — loose, watery bowel movements
See a doctor if the diarrhoea lasts more than two days.
See a doctor if the diarrhea lasts more than two days.
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🇦🇺 澳大利亚encyclopaedia🇺🇸 美国encyclopedia
拼写 百科全书 — book or website of facts on many subjects
The library has an old encyclopaedia set.
The library has an old encyclopedia set.
⇄ 澳大利亚两种都用
🎯 快速测验
根据本列表中的词出 10 道题。请选出另一个国家对应的说法。
标签说明
- 💬 口语
- 澳式口语——和朋友或同事说没问题，但正式书面语请用中性词。
- ≈ 并非完全对等
- 两个词意思有重叠，但所指的事物、范围或制度并不完全相同。
- ⇄ 澳大利亚两种都用
- 澳大利亚人也用美式说法，只是澳式说法更常见或更传统。
- ⚠️ 易混淆词
- 同一个词在另一个国家意思不同——请注意（如 thongs、rubber、jumper）。
- 🗺️ 各州不同
- 澳大利亚不同州的人可能偏好不同的说法。
- s/z -ise / -ize
- 澳式偏好 -ise（organise）；-ize 偶尔可见，但属于美式标准。
- n/v 名词与动词拼写不同
- 澳式英语的名词和动词拼写不同（a licence / to license，a practice / to practise）；美式英语两者拼写相同。
例句由 AUSLEX 编写。拼写依据澳大利亚政府《风格手册》。两国人都能听懂两种说法——这是日常偏好，而非严格规则。