“confirm”和“conform”傻傻分不清楚？看了就明白了

英語(yǔ)中有很多單詞或詞組長(zhǎng)得很相似，

但意思卻是大不相同。

但這些詞卻讓

眾多剛接觸英語(yǔ)

或是正在努力學(xué)習(xí)英語(yǔ)的小伙伴們

很是頭疼~

今天我們就一起來學(xué)習(xí)一組

容易混淆的單詞“confirm”和“conform”的不同以及用法~

Confirm /k?n?f?:m/
 

Confirm /k?n?f?:m/

v. 證實(shí);(法)確認(rèn)，批準(zhǔn);使有效
 

It means to state or show that sth. is definitely true or correct, especially by providing evidence; or to make sb. feel or believe sth. even more strongly; or to make a position or an agreement more definite or official or to establish sb./sth. firmly.

它指的是通過提供證據(jù)證明或表明某事物(絕對(duì))正確;或指使某人更加強(qiáng)烈地感覺到或相信某事;或指的是使職位、協(xié)議等更加明確或正式、或使某人/某事物穩(wěn)固。
 

His guilty face confirmed our suspicions.

他內(nèi)疚的表情證實(shí)了我們的猜測(cè)。
 

It has confirmed me in my decision to be a scientist.

這是我更加堅(jiān)定了做一名科學(xué)家的決心。
 

After the probationary period, his position was confirmed.

經(jīng)過試用期之后，他正式擔(dān)任了該職位。

Conform /k?n?f?:m/
 

Conform /k?n?f?:m/

v. 順從，符合;遵守;相一致，相符合
 

It means to to behave and think in the same way as most other people in a group or society; or to obey a rule, law, etc; or to agree with or match sth.

它指的是以同一群體或社會(huì)中大多數(shù)人的相同方式行動(dòng)和思考;或指遵守規(guī)則、法律等;或指同意或與某事相符合。
 

Tom refused to conform to local customs.

Tom拒絕遵從當(dāng)?shù)氐牧?xí)俗。
 

The building does not conform with safety regulations.

這座建筑物不符合安全條例。
 

It did not conform to the usual stereotype of a modern city.

這和一座常規(guī)現(xiàn)代化城市的千篇一律的格局不一樣。

最后總結(jié)一下，

“confirm”是動(dòng)詞，

“證實(shí);(法)確認(rèn)，

批準(zhǔn);使有效”之意;

而“conform”則表示

“順從，符合;遵守;

相一致，相符合”