澳美词汇对比
204 个词条-
🇦🇺 澳大利亚letterbox🇺🇸 美国mailbox
词汇 信箱 — box at a home where mail is delivered
There's a parcel card in the letterbox.
There's a package slip in the mailbox.
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🇦🇺 澳大利亚lift🇺🇸 美国elevator
词汇 电梯 — machine that carries people between floors
Take the lift to the fourth floor.
Take the elevator to the fourth floor.
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🇦🇺 澳大利亚nature strip🇺🇸 美国parkway / tree lawn
词汇 人行道与马路间的草地 — grass strip between the footpath and the road
Please don't park on the nature strip.
Please don't park on the parkway.
🗺️ 各州不同 -
🇦🇺 澳大利亚open for inspection🇺🇸 美国open house
词汇 开放看房 — time when people can look through a property for rent or sale
The flat is open for inspection on Saturday at 11.
The apartment has an open house on Saturday at 11.
≈ 并非完全对等 -
🇦🇺 澳大利亚power point🇺🇸 美国electrical outlet
词汇 电源插座 — socket in the wall for plugs
Is there a power point near the desk?
Is there an outlet near the desk?
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🇦🇺 澳大利亚real estate agent🇺🇸 美国real estate agent / realtor
词汇 房地产经纪人 — person who sells or rents out property
Call the real estate agent about the leaking tap.
Call the realtor about the leaking faucet.
≈ 并非完全对等
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🇦🇺 澳大利亚rubbish🇺🇸 美国trash / garbage
词汇 垃圾 — things thrown away
Can you take the rubbish out tonight?
Can you take the trash out tonight?
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🇦🇺 澳大利亚tap🇺🇸 美国faucet
词汇 水龙头 — device that controls water from a pipe
The kitchen tap is dripping again.
The kitchen faucet is dripping again.
⇄ 澳大利亚两种都用 -
🇦🇺 澳大利亚tea towel🇺🇸 美国dish towel
词汇 擦碗布 — cloth for drying dishes
Dry the glasses with a clean tea towel.
Dry the glasses with a clean dish towel.
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🇦🇺 澳大利亚unit🇺🇸 美国apartment / condo
词汇 单元房、公寓 — self-contained home in a block
We're renting a unit close to the station.
We're renting an apartment close to the station.
≈ 并非完全对等 -
🇦🇺 澳大利亚verandah🇺🇸 美国porch
词汇 门廊、外廊 — roofed area along the outside of a house
We had dinner on the verandah.
We had dinner on the porch.
≈ 并非完全对等 -
🇦🇺 澳大利亚dummy🇺🇸 美国pacifier
词汇 安抚奶嘴 — rubber teat for a baby to suck
The baby won't sleep without her dummy.
The baby won't sleep without her pacifier.
⚠️ 易混淆词
🎯 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。