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‘No’ is pronounced just like ’know’, ’wear’ is just like ’where’, and so on. ‘No’的发音和‘know’很像，‘wear’听起来和‘where’也很像，诸如此类的现象有很多。

 

Words like these

– that are pronounced the same, but differ in meaning

– are called homophones. 这种的词–发音一样，但意义不同–叫做同音异形异意词。

You might not pay too much attention to them while speaking, however, when it comes to writing, you may end up making some funny mistakes if you mix up two homophones that are spelled differently.

在口语表达中你可能并没有注意这些词，然而，写作的时候如果你把两个拼写完全不同的词混淆你就会犯一些搞笑的错误。

Thank you for the fantastic dinner. It was lovely to meat your wife. Can you spot the mistake? I hope you won’t make it the next time you want to send a thank you card.

你注意到这个句子的错误了吗？下一次写感谢卡的时候，希望你不要犯类似的错误。

In the following lesson, you’ll find sentences to help you remember how to spell some of the most common homophones.

接下来，我们会提供一些句子来帮助你记住一些常见的同音异形异义词。

 

1. AIR/HEIR 空气/继承者 Air 空气

 oxygen and other gases that we breathe in 我们吸入的氧气和其他气体

 It’s spring. Love is in the air and the birds are singing. 春天到了。空气中充满了爱的气息，鸟儿正在唱歌。

Heir 继承者 the person who is next in line in a family and inherits something 家里的下一代继承人，他可以继承一些东西。

 When the new royal heir is born, hundreds of balloons are sent up in the air to celebrate the event. 新的皇族继承人出生时，上百个气球升入空中来庆祝这件事。

 

2. AISLE/ISLE 通道/岛 Aisle 通道

a passageway between seats in rows 两排座位之间的路

Would you like a window or an aisle seat? 你想要靠过道还是靠窗的座位？

An aisle seat, please. I wouldn’t like to sit next to the window, I’m afraid of heights.

请给我订一个靠过道的位置。我不想靠窗坐，我恐高。

 Isle 岛 a small island 一个小岛

They’re planning to build an airport on the isle. I think it’s a fantastic idea.

他们打算在这个小岛上建一个小岛。我觉得这个主意很棒。

 

文本来源：佛山企业英语培训学校-爱德华国际英语