首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
English Synonyms The gradual incorporation . before 1066: words from Latin, Greek, Celtic and Scandinavian . after 1
English Synonyms The gradual incorporation . before 1066: words from Latin, Greek, Celtic and Scandinavian . after 1
admin
2022-08-30
33
问题
English Synonyms
The gradual incorporation
. before 1066: words from Latin, Greek, Celtic and Scandinavian
. after 1066: words from【T1】________
—many described new ideas and activities
—many【T2】________the pre-existing vocabulary
. in【T3】________ : words from Latin and Greek
. in modern times:
—vocabulary expanded by【T4】________of English-speaking people
—words from Dutch, Spanish, American Indian, etc.
—words added by the US
—American words and phrases have gained【T5】________everywhere
—the American terminology places a whole group of synonyms at our service
Different kinds of synonyms
. synonyms referring to the same thing but of【T6】________
. synonyms referring to geographical【T7】________of the same thing
—plain, prairie, tundra
. synonyms of different degrees of【T8】________
— teach, educate, instruct, school, tutor . synonyms of different degrees of【T9】________
—the occasions described
—the【T10】________about the situations
【T2】
English Synonyms
In today’s lecture, we’ll deal with the incorporation and the variations of English synonyms (同义词). English has the largest vocabulary and the most synonyms of any language in the world. This richness is due to the fact that the English language has grown over centuries by constantly incorporating words from other languages.
Even before the Norman Conquest in 1066, the Anglo-Saxon vocabulary included words borrowed from Latin, Greek, Celtic and Scandinavian. After the Norman Conquest, the English vocabulary was doubled by the addition of French words, especially those words reflecting a higher stand, and a more complex social life. While much of the new French vocabulary described new ideas and activities, much of it duplicated the pre-existing Anglo-Saxon vocabulary, thus giving the writer or speaker a choice of synonyms: cure or heal, labour or work, burglary or stealing. With the enormous expansion of classical learning in the Renaissance, there was a great influx (突然大量涌入) of words from Latin and Greek origin into the English language. Also, the larger world discovered through travel and exploration was a great stimulus to culture and language. In modern times, as some English-speaking people traded and traveled around the world, their adventures also expanded the vocabulary. Words were borrowed directly from Dutch, Spanish, American Indian, Eastern Indian, Italian, Australian, Mexican, Japanese, Malay and many others.
Furthermore, the United States, as a separate nation with its own life and character and institutions, has added vastly to the English vocabulary. With the rise of the United States to a position of world influence in politics, science, industry, trade and popular arts, American words and phrases have gained recognition and prestige everywhere. Moreover, the American terminology (术语) for many things exists side by side with the English terminology, thus placing another whole group of synonyms at our service.
So we can see that synonyms in English are of many kinds. Some groups of synonyms are just words of different origins but refer to the same things Some groups, like plain, prairie, tundra, refer to geographical variants of the same kind of thing. Other groups of synonyms. like teach, educate, instruct, school, tutor, differ from one another principally in degrees of abstraction; Teach is certainly the most general word of this group, while the others are more specialized in application. Some differences in locution (讲话的风格) reveal differences in the degree of formality of the occasions described. Sometimes different locutions reveal differences not in the situations described but in the formality of discourse about them. For instance, "he went to bed" as compared to "he hit the sack". "Hit the sack" is a more informal phrase which many young people are using when they go home tired after finishing a whole day’s work.
In a word, nothing is so important to clear and accurate expression as the ability to distinguish between words of similar, but not identical meaning. The study of synonyms will help us to say what we really want to say. That’s all for today’s lecture. Thank you.
选项
答案
duplicated
解析
由原文可知,虽然许多法语词汇描述了新的想法和活动,但也有很多法语词汇重复了之前就存在的盎格鲁.撒克逊语词汇。因此填入duplicated。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/Z2kK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
A、Aprilthe18th.B、Junethe2nd.C、Inthreedays.D、Intwoweeks.A①选项都表示时间,由此推测问题与此相关。②女士问下一次旅行团是什么时候,男士回答说是三周后,即4月18日。因此A项Apr
A、Italsohasprivaterooms.B、Itislocatedinthesuburbs.C、Everyonegetsafreeskydive.D、Ithasnoroomavailable.A①女士讲到G
A、It’snotromanticatall.B、It’sexpensive.C、It’shardtogetgraduated.D、Itwillbeeasytofindajobinthefuture.D归纳题。
The_______sceneofthewaterfallisaperfectdelighttotheeye.
A、Aclassicshortstory.B、Aclassicfiction.C、Shakespeare’scomedy.D、Apopularnovel.D①选项都表示某一种类型的书。②对话中当男士问及女士看的是什么书时,女士判断男
A.understoodB.lengthC.optimismD.bridalE.happenedF.evenG.ideaH.converselyI.experienceJ.conceptK.oppo
A、Sarisarepractical.B、Sarisarefashionable.C、Sarisarenotcheap.D、Sarisaredifficulttowalkin.D①选项都以Saris开头,问题与纱丽这种服装
Analystssaidtheresultswerelargelyinlinewithexpectations.Theunderlinedpartmeans________.
A.sothatB.preferenceC.normalD.circleE.callsforF.problemG.longer
A.sothatB.preferenceC.normalD.circleE.callsforF.problemG.longer
随机试题
一个孩子在上课时为了引起老师和同学们的注意,总是违反课堂纪律,作为教师应该用什么原则对这个孩子进行教育?
男性,25岁。3年来反复镜下血尿,偶见红细胞管型。尿蛋白定量0.9g/24h。血肌酐97.24μmol/L,(1.1mg/dl),尿素氮5.4mmol/L(15mg/dl),IgG14g/L,IgA600mg/dl,IgM1300mg/L,抗"O"1:2
按照现行资源税的规定,下列说法错误的有()。
在MMPI测图中,如果K量表相当高,而L及F量表均不高,则为()模式。
一线贯通是公文中显示主旨的方法之一,指的是主旨分散于一篇文章各个部分的小标题、小观点或者是条旨句、段旨句中,起一个穿针引线、提纲挈领的作用。()
损失厌恶是指人们面对同样数量的收益和损失时.认为损失更加令他们难以忍受。同量的损失带来的负效用为同量收益的正效用的2.5倍。损失厌恶反映了人们的风险偏好并不是一致的,当涉及的是收益时,人们表现为风险厌恶;当涉及的是损失时,人们则表现为风险寻求。根据上述定义
周末,某咨询公司举办了一场规模盛大的人力资源论坛,所有曾经与该公司合作过的人力资源工作者都出席了本次论坛。中业电气的甲出席了本次论坛,因此,中业电气曾经与该咨询公司合作过。以下哪项最能有力地削弱上述论断?
中国的书______,倘若要找一本僻书来考人,不要说是中学生大学生,就是专家教授也要被考倒的。
Itwassuggestedthatallgovernmentministersshould______informationontheirfinancialinterests.
Thatis______wewerelatelasttime.
最新回复
(
0
)