如今,几乎所有人都认为“instant”就是“迅速”或“连续”的意思,但显然不是这样。它事实上是指在精准的时间内。谷歌即时搜索就是一个滥用该词的典型例子。
8、Enormity
第八位:Enormity
“Enormity” means “extreme evil”, but it’s often used to mean “enormousness”. US President, George HW Bush missed this one when he said after being elected that he “Couldn’t believe the enormity of the situation.” A perfect example of irony (which, in the context I have just used it, is correct).
“Enormity”意为“穷凶极恶”,但它却常用来指“巨大”之意。美国前总统,乔治•沃克•布什,曾经误用过该词,在就职典礼上,他发言道“没想到任务如此之大。”这是个具有讽刺意味的例子。
7、Less
第七位:Less
Less is used when comparing quantities that can’t be counted; for example, “I’d like less milk.” If you’re comparing quantities (like bagels, for example) then “fewer” should be used. But you don’t win many competitions with a tie break if you point out that “25 words or less” should actually be “25 words or fewer.” The antonyms “more than” and “greater than” get similarly misused. Programmers will know the comparison operators are referred to as “greater than and less than”; it should really be “greater than and fewer than”.
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