- 词义辨析
confess, acknowledge, admit, own
这四个词都有“公开承认”的意思。它们的区别是:1.acknowledge和admit所承认的是不对的或不光彩的事实; confess指承认“错误及罪行”; own承认的不一定是“错误及罪行”,只是一般地表明自己的感觉及处境。例如:He acknowledged that he was your inferior.他承认他不及你。Did he admit to stealing it?他承认是他偷的吗?He confessed where he had hidden the money.他供出了他藏钱的地方。2.acknowledge强调在一定压力下承认, admit强调勉强承认。例如:Dan acknowledged himself as criminal.达恩承认自己是罪人。I admit to a natural fear.我承认生来胆小。3.acknowledge所承认的一般是隐蔽的, admit, confess和own所承认的不一定是隐蔽的。例如:Jane acknowledged using her father's motor-car.珍妮承认用了她父亲的摩托车。They admitted my statement to be reasonable.他们承认我的陈述有道理。The police have confessed themselves completely puzzled by this strange crime.警方承认他们完全被这桩奇特的罪案搞糊涂了。4.confess语气上较强,属正式语体; own则不如confess正式。5.这四个词用作及物动词时,都可接简单宾语或复合宾语,除own外,其他词都可接动名词。admit, confess和own用作不及物动词都可与介词to搭配,其后都可接动名词。例如:They acknowledged having been defeated.他们认输了。He confessed taking part in a plot to free the prisoner.他供认自己参与了企图营救那个囚犯的密谋。She admitted having done wrong.她承认自己做错了。
- 近义词
- 反义词
- make known使知晓,传达;表明;揭晓;泄漏;
- acknowledgevt.承认;鸣谢;对…打招呼;告知已收到;
- own up完全[坦白]供认;老实交代;
- recognizevt.认出;识别;承认;
- affirmvt.& vi.断言,肯定;证实,确实;[法]不经宣誓而庄严宣布;承认;
- airn.天空;空气;空中;神态;曲调;
- professvt.声称;宣称;公开表明;信奉;
- squealvt.& vi.发尖叫声;〈俚〉激烈抗议;〈俚〉告密;
- consentn.同意,许可;批文;
- come clean坦白承认;老实交代;
- admitvt.& vi.许可进入;承认,供认;
- declarev.宣称;表明;断言;公布;申报;(在击球员还未全部出局时)宣布结束赛局;
- concedev.承认;让步;认输;授予(权利、特权);
- assertvt.声称,断言;维护,坚持;坚持自己的主张;生效;
- finkn.破坏及反罢工的人;告发人;密告人;乞丐;
- 双语例句 更多例句
The other subject truly confesses must be other crimes that the authorities do not probe before.
其二,必须如实供述司法机关尚未掌握的本人其他罪行.
互联网
He confesses: " Mainly because it's new and I like It'so much. "
他说: “ 这主要是因为我做这份工作不久,非常喜欢这个工作. ”
时文部分
Whoever envies another confesses his superiority. --- Samuel Johnson.
嫉妒即默认他人之优越. 大抵每种嫉妒都是如此,即便实际上别人并无优越之处,也至少嫉妒他人的优越感.
互联网
'It probably shows up a deeply immature part of my psyche,' he confesses.
“它可能表现了我内心很不成熟的一面,”他承认道。
辞典例句
Jack senses that something is wrong with Nina, and she confesses that Teri about their affair.
杰克感到尼娜有些不对劲,尼娜坦陈, 泰瑞知道了他们之间的暧昧关系.
互联网
Don't be inconsistent. That completely confesses me and makes me lose faith in you.
请别反复无常, 那会让我全然困惑,而使我对您失去信心.
互联网
"It probably shows up a deeply immature part of my psyche," he confesses.
“它可能表现了我内心很不成熟的一面,”他承认道。
柯林斯词典例句库
- 相关词组
- confess to承认,坦白;<宗>向…忏悔;
- confess truthfully据实招供;
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