There's no such thing as a synonym
A synonym is defined as a word that means the same thing as another word. Examples: large and big are synonyms, as are fast and quick, rotten and moldy… you get the idea.
Good writing relies on knowing how to use these subtle differences in words to describe more accurately the image you hope to achieve, to give a message that might not otherwise be there, to hint at events, to make sentences seem less bland, and a variety of other important effects. To be clear, I'm not saying, as is all too often suggested, to replace so-called 'overused' words with other ones for no reason; I'm saying that the right word has no replacement and it's your job as the writer to find the right word; to find one that is almost the right word is lazy.
【小标题】同义词不存在
【正文】当一个词,他的意思和另一个词一样,就被定义为同义词。举个例子:large和big是同义词,fast和quick,rotten和moldy等等,你懂的。
好的写作取决于如何使用这些细微的词汇差异来更准确地描述你希望达到的形象,给出一个可能不在那里的信息,暗示事件,使句子看起来不那么平淡,以及其他各种重要的效果。说清楚点,我并不是说,正如人们经常建议的那样,无缘无故地用其他词来代替所谓的“过度使用”;我是说,正确的词是没有替代的,你作为作者的职责是找到正确的单词;找到一个几乎是正确的词是懒惰的。
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- 说得好,其实世界上没有两个词的意思完全一样,所谓的同义词只是在大方向上勉强可以归为同一类的词语。
- 在写同题诗的时候,有个人告诉我,要把诗写好就是要好好说话,我觉得就是那么回事,每一件事都有不同的表述方式,但是总有一些特别切题的词能够从众多描述中脱颖而出,他们就是那些right words.
- 最后那两段文字的区别还是很明显的,就像是一个懵懵懂懂的小孩子在看了一段录像后的描述和一个亲身经历过的人说出来的那种区别。我很喜欢这个对比。
- 我也希望自己可以把话说的很贴切。
There's no such thing没有那种事
synonym同义词
define as定义为
rotten腐烂 moldy发霉 likely可能
subtle不易察觉的 reference查阅
refer to提到
clearly清晰的 intention意图
simply point out简单指出
rely on依赖于
describe描述 accurately准确地
otherwise否则 sentence句子 bland平淡的
effect效果 effort努力重点词汇释义
in words用…的话说
hint at暗示某事
a variety of形形色色
be clear清楚
as is照现状
all too often时常
for no reason无缘无故
replace代替 replacement替代品
so-called所谓的 overused过度滥用
captain上尉 comrade战友
jerk=cunt混蛋 mission任务
petty=meager少量的
ration口粮 youthful guy年轻小伙
lay on提供 sprawl躺着的
warrior=soldier士兵
exhilarate兴奋 deadly致命的
hit=shot击倒 mummy妈咪
elicit引出 bawl嚎叫 scream尖叫
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