While pronunciation, grammar, and spelling are among the many differences between American and British English, perhaps the most difficult to navigate is the difference in American and British vocabulary and word choice.
雖然發音、語法和拼寫是美式英語和英式英語之間的諸多差異之一，但最難以理解的是美國和英國的詞彙和詞彙選擇的差異。
American and British Vocabulary and Word Choice 美國和英國的詞彙和詞彙選擇
Many students are confused about word differences between American and British English. Generally speaking, it's true that most Americans will understand British English speakers and vice versa despite the many differences.
許多學生對美式英語和英式英語的單詞差異感到困惑。一般來說，大多數美國人會理解說英語的人，反之亦然，儘管有很多不同之處。
As your English becomes more advanced, however, it becomes more important to decide which form of English you prefer. Once you've decided, try to stick to one form or the other in all aspects including pronunciation differences: General American or Received Pronunciation. This consistency is key to clear English communication.
然而，隨著你的英語變得越來越先進，你更需要決定你喜歡哪一種英語。一旦你決定了，試著在所有方面堅持一種或另一種形式，包括髮音差異：一般的美國人或收到的發音。這種一致性是清除英語交流的關鍵。
The following list provides common American English vocabulary and word choices and their British English equivalents arranged in alphabetical order. Which words are already most familiar to you?
下面的列表提供了普通的美式英語詞彙和單詞選擇，以及按字母順序排列的英國英語對等詞。你最熟悉的詞是什麼？
American English
British English
- antennaaerialn. [電訊] 天線madangryadj. 生氣的；憤怒的；anyplaceanywheren. 任何地方fallautumnn. 秋天billbank note[金融] 票據；鈔票attorneybarrister, solicitorn. 律師；cookiebiscuitn. 小點心，餅乾hoodbonnetn. [機] 閥蓋；trunkbootn. 汽車車尾的行李箱suspendersbracesn. 吊褲帶；janitorcaretakern. 看管者；看門人；守護者drug storechemist'sn. 藥店french frieschipsn. [食品] 炸土豆條；the moviesthe cinema電影rubbercondomn. 避孕套；patrolmanconstablen. 治安官，巡警；stovecookern. 炊具；wheatcorn, wheatn. 小麥；cribcotn. 嬰兒床；threadcottonn. 線；wreckcrashvt. 破壞；使失事；拆毀intersectioncrossroadsn. 交叉；十字路口；drapescurtains窗簾checkersdraughtsn. 國際跳棋thumbtackdrawing-pin圖釘divided highwaydual carriageway雙行道；[交] 雙線車道；雙程分隔車道pacifierdummyn. 傀儡；啞巴；仿製品trashcandust-bin, rubbish-binn. 垃圾桶garbage candustbin, rubbish-binn. 垃圾桶，垃圾箱garbage collectordustmann. 清潔工人generatordynamon. 發電機；精力充沛的人motorenginen. 引擎，發動機；engineerengine driver火車司機；moviefilmn. 電影；apartmentflatn. 平地；公寓；overpassflyovern. 天橋；陸橋yardgardenn. 花園；gear-lshiftgear-lever[機] 變速桿alumnusgraduate畢業生boilergrilln. 烤架first floorground floor第一層樓rubbersgumshoes, wellington bootsn. 膠底運動靴；sneakersgymshoes, tennis-shoes運動鞋
pursehandbagn. 手提包billboardhoarding
vacationholidayn. 假日；vacuum cleanerhoover真空吸塵器；sickilln. 疾病；intermissionintervaln. 幕間休息；sweaterjersey, jumper, pullover, sweatern. 毛線衣，pitcherjug
- elevatorliftn. 電梯；trucklorry卡車；baggageluggagen. 行李；皮箱raincoatmackintosch, raincoat雨衣crazymadadj. 瘋狂的；highwaymain road大路；主幹道cornmaizen. 玉米；mathmathsn. 數學stingymeanadj. 吝嗇的，小氣的；freewaymotorwayn. 高速公路，diapernappyn. 尿布vicious, meannastyadj. 下流的；骯髒的；noplacenowheren. 無處；任何地方；private hospitalnursing home養老院optometristoculltist, opticiann. 驗光師liquor storeoff-license販酒店keroseneparaffinn. 煤油，石蠟sidewalkpavementn. 人行道peekpeepn. 偷看；gasolinepetrol汽油mailpost郵件mailboxpostboxn. 郵箱mailman, mail carrierpostmann. 郵遞員；郵差potato chipspotato crisps油炸土豆片baby carriagepramn. 嬰兒車；barpubn. 酒館；rest roompublic toilet公廁；blow-outpuncture爆胎
- strollerpush-chairn. 摺疊式嬰兒車linequeuen. 隊列；railroadrailway鐵路；軌道；railway carrailway carriage火車車廂spool of threadreel of cotton一卷棉線round tripreturn (ticket)往返旅行；call collectreverse charges被叫方付費電話
raiserise (in salary)加薪pavementroad surface[公路] 路面traffic circleroudaboutn. 道路的圓形交叉路口；eraserrubbern. 橡皮；garbage, trashrubbishn. 垃圾，sedansaloon (car)n. 轎車；Scotch tapesellotapen. 透明膠帶，storeshopn. 商店；mufflersilencer消音器；one-waysingle (ticket)adj. 單程的；someplacesomewheren. 某個地方wrenchspannern. 扳手；facultystaff (of a university)全體教員oil-pansump機油箱dessertsweet甜點candysweetsn. 糖果；faucettapn. 水龍頭spigottap (outdoors)飲水的地方cabtaxin. 出租汽車dish-toweltea-towel擦拭杯盤用的抹布semestertermn. 學期；半年panti-hosetights緊身褲襪scheduletimetable時刻表；cantin罐；turnpiketoll motorway收費高速公路；flashlighttorch手電筒hobotrampn. 流浪漢；無業遊民；pantstrousersn. 褲子，長褲cuffsturn-upsn. 袖口；subwayunderground railway地鐵shortsunderpantsn. 內衣褲；shoulder (of road)verge (of road)n. 邊緣vestwaistcoatn. 背心closetwardroben. 衣櫃；wash upwash your hands洗手洗臉windshieldwindscreenn. 汽車擋風玻璃fenderwingn擋泥板zipperzipn. 拉鍊；
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