surrounding ~ surroundings
【周围的或环绕的 ~ 环境、周围的事物或区域】
"Surrounding" 和 "Surroundings" 这两个词很相似,但它们在用法和含义上略有不同。
1. Surrounding:
"Surrounding" 作为形容词时,指的是周围的或环绕的。它通常用来描述某个物体、地点或区域周围的环境或事物。
主要用法:
- 形容词:描述某个事物或区域的周围环境。
- 例如:
- The surrounding mountains are covered in snow.
(周围的山脉被雪覆盖。) - The surrounding area was evacuated due to the fire.
(由于火灾,周围区域已被疏散。)
- The surrounding mountains are covered in snow.
- 例如:
- 名词:作为名词时,它通常指周围的环境,但这个用法不如 "surroundings" 常见。
- 例如:
- The surrounding was very quiet and peaceful.
(周围环境非常安静和平和。)
- The surrounding was very quiet and peaceful.
- 例如:
2. Surroundings:
"Surroundings" 是一个名词,指的是环境、周围的事物或区域。通常用来指一个地方的周围区域,尤其是描述它的整体环境或背景。
主要用法:
- 名词:描述某个地方或区域周围的环境,包括物理环境、自然景观或文化氛围等。
- 例如:
- She loves the peaceful surroundings of the countryside.
(她喜欢乡村的宁静环境。) - The building blends well with its surroundings.
(这座建筑与它周围的环境融合得很好。)
- She loves the peaceful surroundings of the countryside.
- 例如:
总结:
- "Surrounding" 主要是形容词,用来描述周围的事物或环境,也可以作为名词,指周围环境,但不如 "surroundings" 常见。
- "Surroundings" 是一个名词,通常指一个地方的环境、背景,强调周围的整体事物。
这两个词都与周围环境相关,但 "surroundings" 更常用于描述具体的环境,而 "surrounding" 更侧重于强调事物的外部或周围的特征。