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Jun 2023
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“你问我答”: 如何区分名词 circumstance, surrounding...

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一位听众来信询问名词 “circumstance、surrounding、environment” 和 “atmosphere” 之间的区别。它们都与 “环境或情况” 有关,但具体的用法有所不同:谈论 “境况,客观条件” 用 “circumstance”;谈论 “周围环境” 时用复数名词 “surroundings”;名词 “environment” 强调 “环境给人带来的影响”;名词 “atmosphere” 指 “气氛”,强调 “环境给人带来的主观感受”。听节目,学习辨析这四个词的用法。 
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