英式拼写
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美式拼写 |
英式/美式拼写举例
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说明 |
-ae-
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-e- |
aestivate/estivate
aetiology/etiology
anaesthetic/anesthetic
haemoglobin/hemoglobin
leukaemia/leukemia
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注意含aero-的单词在英式和美式英语中拼写相同,如aerofoil, anaerobic |
-oe-
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-e- |
oestrogen/estrogen
oesophagus/esophagus
oedema/edema
diarrhoea/diarrhea
dyspnoea/dyspnea
manoeuvre/maneuver
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-re
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-er |
centre/center
fibre/fiber
litre/liter
metre/meter
titre/titer
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-our
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-or |
behaviour/behavior
colour/color
humour/humor
tumour/tumor
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请注意,在基因和蛋白名称中,“tumor”正逐渐成为国际标准拼写,如“tumor necrosis factor” |
-logue
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-log |
analogue/analog
catalogue/catalog
dialogue/dialog
homologue/homolog
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请注意,“-logue”形式有时也在美式拼写中使用 |
-lyse
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-lyze |
analyse/analyze
catalyse/catalyze
hydrolyse/hydrolyze
haemolyse/hemolyze
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仅适用于词源为“lysis”的动词 |
-ical
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-ic |
anatomical/anatomic
biological/biologic
morphological/morphologic
serological/serologic
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请注意,在美式拼写中也经常使用“-ical”形式 |
-ence
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-ense |
defence/defense
offence/offense
licence (n.)/license
pretence/pretense
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-l
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-ll |
fulfil/fulfill
enrol/enroll
distil/distill
instalment/installment
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但是请注意,有些类似的词在美式和英式英语中拼写相同,例如install/install 和compel/compel |
-lled, -lling, -eller | -led, -ling, -eler |
labelled/labeled
labelling/labeling
modelled/modeled
modelling/modeling
modeller/modeler
travelled/traveled
travelling/traveling
traveller/traveler
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-trophic, -trophin | -tropic, -tropin |
adrenocorticotrophic/adrenocorticotropic
gonadotrophin/gonadotropin
thyrotrophin/thyrotropin
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后缀“-trophic”代表“营养”的意思时,词的拼写在英式和美式英语中相同(例如heterotrophic),而后缀“-tropic”意思是“定向生长”时也是如此(例如,geotropic)
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British
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American |
aluminium
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aluminum |
anti-clockwise
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counterclockwise |
At weekends
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On weekends |
grey
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gray |
plough
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plow |
programme | program |
transport | transportation |
tyre | tire |
Yours faithfully | Yours truly / Respectfully yours |
Yours sincerely
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Sincerely yours |
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