He was a ____miser (守财奴) when it came to his money.
A.simple B.happy C.true D.real
这是一篇完形填空的一道题目,答案为D,C为什么不对?true与real有什么区别?
解释:true 与 real都有多种含义,有时候可通用,平时在解题时对这两个单词的简单区别是:
real指客观上存在,并非想象和虚构的,它是与"无(imaginary)"相对而言。例如:
Lu Xun's real name isZhou Shuren.鲁迅的真名字是周树人。
true是指"真正的","真实的",强调事实和实际情况相符,它是与"假(false)"相对而言。例如:
The news istrue.这消息是真的。(不是假消息)
可将true 或real用作修饰一个实体,表示这完全是"真的",不是伪造的。例如:
It's a true/realpearl.这是真珍珠。
但在上题中,real 意为:
“used for emphasizing that someone or something has the truequalities of a particular type of person or thing 真正的,地道的”。例如:Fewtourists see the real Spain.很少有游客见过真正的西班牙。He had no realfriends.他没有真正的朋友。(麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典)
“having all the important qualities that it should have to deserveto be called what it is called.真正的,名符其实的”。例如:She never had any realfriends at school.在学校,她从来没有交过真正的朋友。(牛津高阶英汉双解词典)
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