知识扩展
易混词辨析
hint、clue、tip、hints
1. hints:名词复数 “暗示;提示;线索(hint 的复数,表 “间接暗示或轻微提示”)”/ 动词第三人称单数 “暗示;提示”(搭配 “drop hints;hints about the answer;he hints at his intention”);
2. hint:名词单数 “暗示;提示”/ 动词原形 “暗示”,近义差异(“a subtle hint”(单数,微妙的暗示) vs “subtle hints”(复数,微妙的暗示) vs “hint that he is busy”(动词,暗示他很忙));
3. clue:名词 “线索(侧重 “解决问题的关键证据”)”,tip:名词 “建议;小费(侧重 “实用建议或服务小费”)”,近义差异(“a clue to the mystery”(解谜线索) vs “a hint to the mystery”(解谜提示,间接) vs “a tip for cooking”(烹饪建议));
4. 高频错拼:易漏写 “t”(误写 “hins”);
5. 搭配误区:“hints about/at + 事物”(正确,“hints about the exam”(考试提示)),易误写 “clues about the exam”(也可,但 “hint” 更侧重 “间接提示”)。
词语辨析
hint,intimate,suggest
【解说】
这组词的共同意思是“暗示”,它们的区别是hint和intimate指用间接、含蓄的语言“暗示”,intimate更为坦白;suggest可指直接“建议”,也可指暗中流露。例如He hinted his dissatisfaction with her work.他暗示了对她工作的不满。She hinted that it was time we left.她暗示我们该走了。He intimated that he intended to marry her.他暗示要娶她。The dean intimated his approval of the plan.系主任表明同意这一计划。