2020-10-05 ศัพท์ ที่มักสับสน ชุด G – Grate & great
2020-10-05
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง Grate - Great = ‘greyt’
Dictionary.com
SYNONYM STUDY FOR GREAT
Great, big, large refer to size, extent, and degree.
In reference to the size and extent of concrete objects,
big is the most general and most colloquial word,
large is somewhat more formal, and great is highly formal and even poetic, suggesting also that the object is notable or imposing:
a big tree; a large tree; a great oak; a big field; a large field; great plains.
When the reference is to degree or a quality,
great is the usual word: great beauty; great mistake; great surprise;
although big sometimes alternateswith it in colloquial style:
a big mistake; a big surprise;
large is not used in reference to degree,
but may be used in a quantitative reference:
a large number (great number).
Abused, Confused, & Misused Words by Mary Embree
Grate หมายถึง
frame of metal bars; irritate; vex; irk;
to have an irritating effect: His constant complaining grates on my nerves.
Not to be confused with:
great – immense; notable; momentous; exalted; grand:
a great performance
Collins COBUILD English Usage
Big – large – great
Big, large, and great are used to talk about size.
They can all be used in front of countable nouns,
but only great can be used in front of uncountable nouns.
1. describing objects
Big, large, and great can all be used to describe objects.
Big is the word you usually use in conversation.
Large is more formal.
Great is used in stories to show that something is very impressive because of its size.
'Where is Mark?' – 'Over there, by that big tree.'
The driver swerved to avoid a large tree.
A great tree had fallen across the river.
2. describing amounts
When you are describing amounts, you usually use large.
She made a very large amount of money.
They export large quantities of corn.
Be Careful!
Don't use 'big' to describe amounts.
Don't say, for example, 'She made a very big amount of money'.
3. describing feelings
When you are describing feelings or reactions, you usually use great.
He has great hopes for the future.
It was a great relief when we finally got home.
When surprise is a countable noun, you can use either big or great in front of it.
The announcement was a big surprise.
It will be no great surprise if Ryan wins.
Don't use 'large' to describe feelings or reactions.
4. describing problems
When you are describing a problem or danger, you use big or great.
The biggest problem at the moment is unemployment.
Many species are in great danger.
Don't use 'large' to describe a problem or danger.
5. showing importance
Great is used to say that a person or place is important or famous.
He was one of the greatest engineers of this century.
We visited the great cities of Europe.
6. used with other adjectives
In conversation, you can use great and big together in order to emphasize the size of something. You always put great first.
There was a great big hole in the road.
Be Careful!
You can say that someone is in great pain, but you don't usually use 'big', 'large', or 'great' to describe an illness. Instead you use adjectives such as bad, terrible, or severe.
He's off work with a bad cold.
I started getting terrible headaches.
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