外国人都会用错的10个英文单词
<p>10、<span word="Refute">Refute</span></p><p>第十位：<span word="Refute">Refute</span></p><p>“<span word="Refute">Refute</span>” <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> “<span word="disprove">disprove</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span>” <span word="and">and</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span> <span word="used">used</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="professional">professional</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> “<span word="rebut">rebut</span>” <span word="which">which</span> <span word="carries">carries</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="strong">strong</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> “<span word="argue">argue</span> <span word="against">against</span>.” <span word="The">The</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="here">here</span> (“<span word="Simon">Simon</span> <span word="Cowell">Cowell</span> <span word="refutes">refutes</span> ‘<span word="scandalous">scandalous</span>’ <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="billionaire">billionaire</span> <span word="hide">hide</span> <span word="assets">assets</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="divorcing">divorcing</span>”) <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="Mail">Mail</span> <span word="article">article</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="Mail">Mail</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="regularly">regularly</span> <span word="rages">rages</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="falling">falling</span> <span word="educational">educational</span> <span word="standards">standards</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="mention">mention</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sarah">Sarah</span> <span word="Palin">Palin</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="word">word</span> “<span word="refudiate">refudiate</span>”; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="usage">usage</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="repudiate">repudiate</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Refute">Refute</span>”意为“通过证据来反对”，然而它常被普通人甚至职业作家当作“<span word="rebut">rebut</span>（反驳）”一词使用。尽管两者意思相近，都会有 “反驳”之意，但“<span word="rebut">rebut</span>”的语气不如 “<span word="refute">refute</span>”强。有个例子来自近期的每日邮报文章：西蒙•科威尔 “<span word="refute">refute</span>驳斥” “丑闻”，声称他帮百万富翁私藏财产，躲过前妻视线。对于那些没有生活在英国的人来说，每日邮报只是个不定时抱怨一下教育水平下降的报纸。值得一提的是，莎拉•佩林创建了新词汇“<span word="refudiate">refudiate</span>（否认）”, 用法等同于 “<span word="repudiate">repudiate</span>”，意为“否认”。</p><p>9、<span word="Instant">Instant</span></p><p>第九位：<span word="Instant">Instant</span></p><p><span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="universally">universally</span> <span word="assumed">assumed</span> <span word="that">that</span> “<span word="instant">instant</span>” <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="means">means</span> “<span word="quickly">quickly</span>” <span word="or">or</span> “<span word="without">without</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span>.” <span word="Obviously">Obviously</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precise">precise</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="Google">Google</span> <span word="Instant">Instant</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="word">word</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="abused">abused</span>.</p>
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