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2020-09-13

180828 คำชวนสับสน ในการใช้ ชุด E – Ecology – environment – bionomics

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Dictionary.com

ออกเสียง “ecology” = “ih-KOL-uh-jee”

ออกเสียง “environment” = “en-VAHY-ruh n-muh nt”

ออกเสียง “bionomics” = “bahy-uh-NOM-iks”

Dictionary.com

SYNONYM STUDY FOR ENVIRONMENT

Environment, milieu, ambiance, setting, surroundings

all refer to what makes up the atmosphere or background

against which someone or something is seen.

Environment may refer either to actual physical surroundings or to social or cultural background factors: an environment of crime and grinding poverty.

Milieu, encountered most often in literarywriting, refers to intangible aspects of the environment: an exhilarating milieu of artistic ferment and innovation.

Ambiance applies to the atmosphere of the surroundings, their mood or tone: an ambiance of ease and elegance.

Setting suggests a background that sets something off: a perfect setting for the emerald.

Surroundings alludes specifically to the physical aspects of the environment: awoke in strange surroundings; blend in with her surroundings.

Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary

Ecology  is the study of living things in relationship to their environment.

The word can also be used to describe the totality of such relationships;

but it should not be substituted for “environment”

in statements like “improperly discarded lead batteries harm the ecology.”

It’s not the relationships that are being harmed, but nature itself: the batteries are harming the environment.

Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary:

ให้ความหมาย “ecology” ว่าเป็น

“การศึกษา ‘สิ่งมีชีวิต’ ต่างๆที่เกี่ยวพันกับ ‘environment’

เป็น คำที่ยัง ใช้เพื่อบรรยายถึง

‘the totality’ ของความสัมพันธ์เช่นว่านั้น

แต่ไม่ควรนำมาใช้ แทน ‘environment”

ในคำกล่าวเช่น “improperly discarded lead batteries harm the ecology.”

(ที่ซึ่ง ‘ecology’ ในความหมายนี้ คือ “ความสัมพันธ์”)

ต้องใช้เพียง ‘environment” เท่านั้น

Merriam-Webster Dictionary

Choose the Right Synonym for environment

BACKGROUND, SETTING, ENVIRONMENT, MILIEU, MISE-EN-SCÈNE

mean the place, time, and circumstances in whichsomething occurs.

BACKGROUND often refers to the circumstances or events that precede a phenomenon or development. the shocking decision was part of the background of the riots

SETTING suggests looking at real-life situations in literary or dramatic terms. a militant reformer who was born into an unlikely social setting

ENVIRONMENT applies to all the external factors that have a formative influence on one's physical, mental, or moral development. the kind of environment that produces juvenile delinquents

MILIEU applies especially to the physical and social surroundings of a person or group of persons. an intellectual milieu conducive to artistic experimentation

MISE-EN-SCÈNE strongly suggests the use of properties to achieve a particular atmosphere or theatrical effect. a gothic thriller with a carefully crafted mise-en-scène

Meanings of Environment

Descending from the Middle French preposition environ “around,” environment ,

in its most basic meaning, is “that which surrounds.”

When preceded by the and unmodified, it usually refers to the natural world (“please don’t litter if you care about the environment”).

In a less physical, more extended sense, it may signify the circumstances and conditions that make up everyday life(“He grew up in a loving environment.”)

The word may also be applied in highly specialized ways, denoting,

for example, “the position of a linguistic element” (“how g gets pronounced in Italian depends upon its phonetic environment”)

or “a computer interface from which various tasks can be performed” (“the app works in varied environments").