Different people have the most ______ ideas about what is important in life.Some value fame, others money or freedom.
A. various B. variable C. varied D. different
答案为C。请区别一下这几个词。从汉语意思上太不好区分,谢谢!
W老师:
▲various 和 varied的意思都是“各种各样的,形形色色的”,但强调点不同:various 侧重多样性,varied 侧重与众不同。比较:
He decided to leave school for various reasons. 出于种种原因,他决定辍学。
The responsibilities of government are many, and they are varied. 政府的职责有许多,而且是各种各样的。
根据句子前面的 different,以后面说的 Some value fame, others money or freedom 可知,这里说话者是描述人们的“不同想法”。故填 varied。
▲参考:various 与 varied 的区别类似于 various 与 different 的区别。下面一本词典对 various 与 different 区别的分析,可供参考:
various表示“各种各样的”“各不相同的”等,主要指彼此不同且种类繁多,强调“异”且“多”(重点在多):
There are various ways of cooking an egg. 鸡蛋有各种各样的煮法。
There’s been snow today in various parts of the country. 今天全国各地都下了雪。
而 different表示“不同的”,指的可能是种类不同、不相像、不一样、不是同一个等,只强调“异”,但不强调“多”:
Mary and Jane are quite different. 玛丽与简大不一样。
This is not what I want; I want a different one. 我要的不是这个,我要一个不同的。
比较:
He gave various reasons (= a number of different reasons) for being late. 他为自己的迟到举出了种种理由。
This time he gave different reasons (= not the same as last time) for his being late. 这次他为自己的迟到举出了不同的理由。
由于various不仅强调“异”而且强调“多”,所以其后接的名词通常用复数;而different强调的只是“异”而不是“多”,所以其后的名词可以是单数或复数。