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- advice [əd'vaɪs]
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1.
n
recommendation as to appropriate choice of action; counsel
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2.
n
[sometimes plural]
formal notification of facts, esp when communicated from a distance
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3.
n
[Etymology]
C13: avis (later advise), via Old French from a Vulgar Latin phrase based on Latin ad to, according to + v
i sum view (hence: according to one's view, opinion)
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1.
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recommendation as to appropriate choice of action; counsel
Examples
- I am beholden to you for your advice.
- 对您的忠告我很感激。 → beholden
- good advice
- 忠告 → good
- sound advice
- 忠告 → sound
- to take advice
- 接受劝告 → take
- a word of advice
- 劝告 → word
- I took it to her for advice.
- 我向她征求她对这件事的看法。
- It's totally useless, she never acts upon somebody else's advice.
- 完全没用，她从来不会听取别人的意见。
- Thank you Peter, you gave me some very good advice.
- 彼特，谢谢你给了我一些非常好的建议。 → advice
- Can you give me a piece of advice, I'm in trouble.
- 你能给我提个建议吗，我遇到麻烦了。 → advice
- I need Eric's advice about what kind of shoes to buy.
- 至于买哪种鞋，我想听听埃里克的建议。
nciku Note
“劝告”的表达
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劝告 advice是不可数名词. 可以说 a piece of advice 或 some advice, 但不能说 ' an advice'或 ' advices'. 请勿混淆 advice 和 advise. advise 是与 advice 同词根的动词. |
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