- 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
- own up完全[坦白]供认;老实交代;
- professvt.声称;宣称;公开表明;信奉;
- admitvt.& vi.许可进入;承认,供认;
- affirmvt.& vi.断言,肯定;证实,确实;[法]不经宣誓而庄严宣布;承认;
- finkn.破坏及反罢工的人;告发人;密告人;乞丐;
- airn.天空;空气;空中;神态;曲调;
- assertvt.声称,断言;维护,坚持;坚持自己的主张;生效;
- make known使知晓,传达;表明;揭晓;泄漏;
- recognizevt.认出;识别;承认;
- come clean坦白承认;老实交代;
- acknowledgevt.承认;鸣谢;对…打招呼;告知已收到;
- 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);
- consentn.同意,许可;批文;
- squealvt.& vi.发尖叫声;〈俚〉激烈抗议;〈俚〉告密;
- 双语例句 更多例句
'If you mean confessing,'she said,'we shall do that, right enough.
“ 如果你说的是招供, ” 她说, “ 那我们还是要招供的.
英汉文学
He was in the public dock, confessing everything, implicating everybody.
他站在被告席上, 什么都招认, 什么人都咬.
英汉文学
- 相关词组
- confess truthfully据实招供;
- confess to承认,坦白;<宗>向…忏悔;
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