english 释词

english 释词

[amount of & number of]
the amount of /the number of指……的数量
an amount of/a number of 指“大量的……”,前者修饰不可数名词,后者修饰可数名词复数.
那他们的谓语都用什么？
the amount of /the number of +名词，谓语用单数，因为主语仍是“数量” an amount of +不可数名词，
谓语用单数 a number of +可数名词复数，谓语用复数

[proper &　appropriate]
appropriate a.恰如其分的,非常合适、协调的.有相称的,恰如其分,妥当的意思,
Please tick the appropriate boxes.
请在适当的空格内加上9号.
proper a.得当的,合理的.主要是从本质上、习惯上、道理上来说.
就像中文里的“你这么做不大合适吧?”

很大的一个区别是,proper可以直接作为一个形容性质的定语.

His mother has trained him to be a very proper young man.
他的母亲已经把他训练成循规蹈矩的人.
May is always prim and proper.
梅总是很端正且很体面.

[记号]
notation/signature/tick

[rely/reliance/reliable/reliability]
reply 意思相差大

[relief/relieve]