2022-03-03
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน - Set – E - environment & environs
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Dictionary.com:
ออกเสียง environment = “en-VAHY-ruhn-muhnt”
ออกเสียง environs = “en-VAHY-ruhnz” or “EN-ver-uhnz” or “EN-vahy-ernz:
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expressions:
environment & environs
These related words, each meaning
“surrounding,”
“surrounding area,”
are pronounced “en-VAI-ruhn-muhnt”
and either “en-VAI-fuhnz” or “EN-vuh-ruhnz”
Although not a true plural and without a singular form,
environs should not be used with any word involving number:
one cannot say “three environs of the city”
or “manyenvirons in this state.”
Common Errors in English Usage Dictionary:
environment & environs
The second N in “environment” is seldom pronounced distinctly,
so it’s not surprising that is often omitted in writing.
If you know the related word “environs” it may help remind you.
Dictionary.com:
SYNONYM STUDY FOR ENVIRONMENT
Environment, Milieu, Ambiance, Setting, Surroundings
all refer to what makes up the atmosphere
or backgroundagainst which someone or something is seen.
Environment may refer either to actual physical surroundings
or to socialor cultural background factors:
an environment of crime and grinding poverty.
Milieu, encountered most often in literary writing, 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.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
Choose the Right Synonym for environment
Background, Setting, Environment, Milieu, Mise-en-scene
mean the place, time, and circumstances in which something occurs.
Backgroundoften refers to the circumstances or events that precede a phenomenon or development.
the shocking decision was part of the background of the riots
Settingsuggests looking at real-life situations in literary or dramatic terms.
a militant reformer who was born into an unlikely social setting.
Environmentapplies 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
Milieuapplies 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
Merriam-Webster Dictionary:
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 lessphysical, 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").
