英美對同一事物的不同用詞
places
詞語 English American
公寓 flat apartment
診所 surgery doctor‘s office
電梯 lift elevator
走廊 passage hall, hallway
郵筒 pillar box mailbox
電影院 cinema movies
單間公寓 bed-sitter studio
立交橋 flyover overpass
高速公路 motorway parkway
人行橫道 zebra crossing pedestrian crossing
商店 shop store
地鐵 tube, underground subway
廁所 lavatory toilet (bathroom)
庭院 garden yard
Useful Objects
電筒 torch flashlight
垃圾箱 dustbin garbage can, trash can
包裹 parcel package
購物袋 carrier bag shopping bag
爐 cooker stove
Food
罐頭 tin can
糖果 sweets candy
甜點心 biscuit (sweet) cookie
油炸土豆條 chips French fries
油炸土豆片 crisps potato chips
蔬菜水果店 greengrocer‘s fruit and vegetable store
Personal Items
(髮式）劉海 fringe bangs
長褲 trousers pants
緊身褲 tights pantyhose
雨衣 mac (mackintosh) raincoat
褲子揹帶 braces suspenders
高領絨衣 poloneck turtleneck
背心 waistcoat vest
汗衫 vest undershirt
People
研究生 postgraduate student graduate student
傢伙，小夥子 chap, fellow guy
巡警 constable patrolman
警察（俚） bobby cop, policeman
售貨員 shop assistant salesperson (-girl, -man)
Car Parts
擋風玻璃 windscreen windshield
輪胎 tyre tire
擋泥板 wing fender
指示燈 indicator light left/ right-turn light
側視鏡 wing mirror side-view mirror
牌照號碼 registration number license number
牌照 number plate license plate
油箱 petrol tank gas tank
消聲器 silencer muffler
