英国英语与美国英语词汇区别大全
汉/英/美
飞机 aeroplane/ airplane
航空邮件 air-post/ air-mail
对……(人)生气 angry with/ angry at
垃圾箱 ash-bin (dust-bin) /ashcan
秋 autumn /fall
面包店 bakery /bakehouse
纸币 (bank-)note/ (bank-)bill
理发厅 barber"s shop/ barber shop
浴盆 bath /bathtub
浴室 bathroom/ bath
寝具 bedclothes/ covers
饼干 biscuit /cracker
百叶窗 blind /shade
公寓 block of flats /apartment house
宿舍 boarding house/ dormitory
预约 booking/ reservation
售票处 booking-office/ ticket-office
长筒鞋 boot/ shoe
圆顶黑色高帽 bowler/ derby
裤子的吊带 braces /suspenders
小憩时间 break /recess
中途下车 break one"s journey /stop over
白洋布、印花布 calico/ printed cloth
旅行队,篷车 caravan/ trailer
客车 carriage /coach
游览车 charabanc /sightseeing bus
药局 chemist"s shop /drugstore
支票 cheque /check
衣柜 chest-drawers/ bureau
教名 Christian name/ first name
电影院 cinema /picture house
寄物处,衣帽间 cloakroom /checkroom
光头 close crop/ crew out
衣夹 clothes-peg/ clothes-pin
公共汽车 coach/ bus
雄鸡 cock/ rooster
棺材 coffin /casket
魔术师 conjuror/ magician
蒸汽锅 cooker /stove
谷物 corn /grain
棍棒 cosh/ blackjack
领带 cravat /(neck)tie
十字路口 cross-roads/ intersection
碗柜 cupboard/ closet
窗帘 curtain /drape
煎报 cutting /clipping
骑自行车的人 cyclist /cycler
舞厅 dancing saloon/ dance ball
死者,故人 deceased/ decedent
无尾礼服 dinner-jacket /tuxedo
抹布 dish-cloth /dish towel
老资格,老前辈 doyen /dean
绸缎店 draper"s shop /dry-goods store
西洋象棋 draughts /checkers
客厅 drawing room/ parlor
睡衣 dressing-gown /bathrobe
酒类饮料 drink /liquor
偶然拜访 drop in/ drop by
垃圾箱 dust-bin /ashcan
公司的休憩时间 elevenses /coffee break
雇佣 engage/ hire
机车,车头 engine /locomotive
过分 excessively/ overly
快递 express delivery post/ special delivery mail
战争 fighting/ combat
消防队 fire-brigade/ fire-department
二楼 first floor/ second floor
鱼类,海味 fish /sea food
鱼贩 fish-monger/ fish-dealer
花线,皮线 flex /electric cord
人行道 footway /side walk
空格表 form /blank
二星期 fortnight /two weeks
句点 full stop/ period
橡皮套鞋 galoshes/ rubbers
监狱 gaol/ jail
再见 good-bye/ good-by
货车 goods train/ freight train
卡车 goods waggon /freight car
食品杂货店 grocer"s shop/ grocery store
一楼 ground floor /first floor
车掌 guard /conductor
长筒橡皮套鞋 overshoes /gum boots
大炮 cannon/ gun
争价,还价 haggle/ dicker
一半 half a / a half
门厅,回廊 hall/ hallway
长筒靴 high boot/ boot
休假 holiday /vacation
旅馆的侍者 hotel page/ bellboy
有病的 ill /sick
旅馆主人 innkeeper /innholder
演出休息时间 interval/ intermission
铁器店 ironmonger"s/ hardware store
水罐 jug /pitcher
街道的边石 kerb/ curb
邮票,印花税票 label /sticker
标签 label/ tag
化妆室 ladies" cloakroom /powder room
地崩,山崩 landslip /landslide
厕所 lavatory/ washroom
电梯,升降机 lift /elevator
铁路 line/ road
寄宿者 lodger /roomer
卡车 lorry /truck
西装 lounge suit /sack coat
行李 luggage /baggage
主要街道,大路 main road /highway
玉米 maize /corn
汽车 (motor)car /auto(mobile)
市政厅 municipal office/ city hall
音乐厅,演艺馆 music hall/ variety house
棉布 muslin /calico
零 naught, nought zero
通讯社 news-agent/ news-dealer
单据夹 note-case /billfold
告示 notice/ bulletin
校友 lod boys (girls)/ alumni
大衣,外套 overcoat/ topcoat
(纸牌的)一组 pack (of cards) /deck
内裤,短裤 pants /shorts
小包,包裹 parcel /package
挂布 pelmet/ valance
婴儿车 perambulator/ pram baby carriage
也许 perhaps /maybe
汽油 petrol/ gasoline
电影 pictures/ movies
邮筒 pillar-box /letter-box
(电器)接头 point /outlet
转辙手 pointman /switchman
职业的 professional /career
公共电话 public call-box/ pay station
酒馆,酒店 public house /tavern
(车胎等)爆坏 puncture /become flat
钱包,皮夹 purse/ pocket-book
睡衣 pyjamas/ pajamas
赛马场 race course /racetrack
铁路 railway/ railroad
火车站 railway station /depot
电冰箱 refrigerator/ icebox
来回车票 return ticket /round-trip ticket
挂断电话 ring off/ hang up
打电话 ring up/ call
人行道 roadway/ pavement
圆环 roundabout rotary, traffic circle
垃圾堆 rubbish-heap/ trash heap
围毯 rug/ robe
解雇 sack/ fire
大麦饼 scone/ biscuit
海 sea/ ocean
定期票,长期票 seaon ticket /commutation ticket
抵押 security/ collateral
鞋子 shoe/ oxford
擦皮鞋 shoe-black /boot-black
商店 shop /store
店员 shop assistant/ clerk
女店员 sjpp-girl /salesgirl
颊发 side-shiskers/ sideburns
单程车票 single ticket/ one-way ticket
地基,地点 site/ lot
枕木 sleepers /crossties
袜带 suspenders /garters
律师 solicitor/ lawyer
螺丝起子 spanner/ wrench
眼镜 spectacles /eyeglasses
毕业典礼 speech day /commencement
教员 staff /faculty
公立学校 state school /public school
停留 stay /stopper
石头 stone/ rock
地下道 subway / underpass
日出 sunrise/ sunup
餐后甜点 sweet/ course dessert
糖果 sweets/ candy
燕尾服 tail-coat /cutaway
水龙头 tap/ faucet
终点 terminus/ terminal
大公寓,大杂院 tenements /flat
神秘小说,侦探小说 thriller/ mystery story
领带夹 tie-pin/ stickpin
截止期限 time-limit /deadline
时间表 timetable/ schedule
罐头食品 tinned goods/ canned goods
手电筒 torch /flashlight
城市 town/ city
电车 tram car street car/ trolley
长途电话 trunk call /long-distance call
裤子 trousers /pants
地下铁路 tube(London) /subway
裤管的反折 turn-ups/ cuffs
地下铁路 underground /subway
傧仪业者 undertaker/ mortician
贴身内衣 underwear/ undershirt
杂项表演 variety /burlesque
阳台 veranda /porch
贴身内衣 vest/ undershirt
名片 visiting card/ calling card
背心 waist-coat/ vest
洗礼日 washing day/ wash-day
酒店 wine merchant/ liquor store
无线电 wireless/ radio
工作时间 working day /workday
工厂 works /factory
1. The unpronounced-me, which is not pronounced in English words, is deleted in American spelling.
English spelling American spelling
kilogramme kilogram
programme program
catalogue catalog
dialogue dialog
prologue prolog
2. The word "-our" in the English language has been deleted in American English from the unpronounceable letter u.
English spelling American spelling
behaviour behavior
colour color
favourite favorite
flavour flavor
honour honor
labour labor
3. In English, the word "-re" is pronounced [2]. In American English, the word "-er" is changed to -er, and the pronunciation is the same.
English spelling American spelling
centre center
fibre fiber
metre meter
theatre theater
4.In English, some of the words ending in -ence are changed to -ense in American English, and the pronunciation is still [ns].
English spelling American spelling
defence defense
offence offense
licence license
pretence pretense
5. In English, a verb that ends in -ise.
English spelling American spelling
criticise criticize
organise organize
realise realize
recognise recognize
standardise standardize
6.In English, there is only one -l -, for example:
English spelling American spelling
councillor councilor
counsellor counselor
jeweller jeweler
marvellous marvelous
parcelled parceled
travelling traveling
7. In English, the word "-xion" is used in English.
English spelling American spelling
connexion connection
inflexion inflection
reflexion reflection