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英语词汇牛津博客词汇辨析:cite,site & sight

 英语词汇牛津博客词汇辨析:cite,site & sight

 

 

  Although cite, site, and sight are pronounced the same, they have different meanings and spellings. Cite means ‘refer to (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, especially in a scholarly work’, as in:

  尽管cite,site和sight的发音是相似的,它们的拼写和含义都是不同的。Cite表示“引用(一篇文章,一本书或一个作者)作为证据来论证一种观点或声明,特别是学术工作”,比如:

  He does not cite any source for this assertion.

  对于这种断言他没有引用任何资源。

  When used as a noun, site means ‘a place where something is constructed or has occurred’, as in:

  作为名词时:site表示“事件发生或构建的地点(也有网站的意思)”,比如:

  the site of the battle

  战争的地点

  Sight chiefly means ‘the faculty or power of seeing’, as in:

  Sight主要表示“视力(也可以表示:见解/眼界)”,例如:

  The dog lost its sight as it got older.

  随着年纪的增长,这条狗失去了视力。

  小练习:

  1. You’ll also need to ____ references to gain credibility.

  cite site sight

  2. He sped his car off the accidental ____.

  cite site sight

  3. The angel of the Lord then disappeared from my ____.

  cite site sight

 
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