2020-09-05 คำชวนสับสน ชุด C – Crevice & crevasse

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170815-1 คำชวนสับสน ในการใช้ ชุด C – Crevice & crevasse

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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง “crevice” = “KREV-is” (สัมผัสเสียงกับ “clevis”)

ออกเสียง “crevasse” = “kruh-VAS”

Dictionary.com

What's the difference between a crevice and a crevasse?

Crevice and crevasse are very similar words:

both come from Old French crever "to break or burst"

and both refer to an opening of some kind.

In fact, you can say that the only notable distinction

between the two is the size of the openings they denote

—and that one of them—crevice—is far more common than the other.

A crevice is a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack.

In nature, crevices exist mostly in rocks and cliffs,

but writers sometimes use the word for similar openings

found in other materials, as in "crumbs in the crevices of the cushion."

The word also is used metaphorically, as in "the cracks and crevices of memory."

Crevasse refers to a deep hole or fissure in a glacier or in the earth.

In most instances, the word appears with enough context that the depth of the opening is easy enough to figure out,

as in "a climber who fell 30 feet into a crevasse."

You'll sometimes find crevice used where crevasse is expected

—probably because it's the word people are more familiar with.

One way to rememberthe distinction between crevice and crevasse is that the i in crevice, the smaller hole, is a thinner letter than a in crevasse, the larger hole. Or, should you step into a crevasse,

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Usage Notes

'Crevice' and 'Crevasse':

Crevice and crevasse are very similar words:

they both derive from the Old French crever,

a verb meaning "to break or burst,"

and both refer to an opening of some kind.

In fact, you can say that the only notable distinction

between the two is the size of the openings they denote.

A crevice is a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack.

Mostly we find them in rocks, walls, or cliffs:

And there are non-literal uses of the word:

Crevasse refers to a deep hole or fissure in a glacier or earth.

In most instances, the word appears with enough context that its deepness is easy enough to figure out:

Because crevice is arguably the more familiar of the two words,

some writers will occasionally use it in place of crevasse,

even when it is apparent that a deep hole,

rather than a narrow or shallow fissure, is what is being described:

One way to remember the distinction between

crevice and crevasse is that i (as found in crevice, the smaller hole)

is a thinner letter than a (as found in crevasse, the larger hole).

Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree

Crevice หมายถึง

a fissure or crack forming an opening

Not to be confused with:

crevasse – a deep cleft in glacial ice, chasm; a breach in a river levee

The A-Z of Correct English Common Errors in English

อธิบายว่า “crevice” หมายถึง

“ร่องเล็กๆ เช่น ซอกระหว่างซี่ฟัน ที่มักมีเศษอาหารติด”

แต่ถ้าหาก เป็น รอยแยก ระหว่างก้อนน้ำแข็ง (ธารน้ำแข็ง = glacier)

มีขนาดใหญ่ คน French สะกด “crevasse”

ตัวอย่างประโยค ประกอบด้วย “crevice”และ “crevasse”

 ‘Most of the year the insects are hidden in rock crevices.’

‘A Huge boulder with rare ferns growing in every crevice.’

‘The majority of crevasse

deaths happen to those who travel across glaciers unropes.’