喜樂美語

核心畫面

Picture someone who knows the ground telling you which way to go — not ordering you, just handing you what they know so that you can decide better. That handing-over is the word. Do it as a job and you are advising a client; do it in an official letter and the same verb simply means telling someone something.

可以想成：一個熟門熟路的人告訴你該往哪走——不是命令你，只是把他知道的事交給你，讓你比較好做決定。advise 講的…更多收起可以想成：一個熟門熟路的人告訴你該往哪走——不是命令你，只是把他知道的事交給你，讓你比較好做決定。advise 講的就是這個「交給你」。把它變成工作，就是替客戶提供專業建議；把它放進公文裡，同一個動詞就只是「正式告知」。

Two branches

把你知道的交給對方參考

核心那一面：內容是「我覺得你可以怎麼做」，決定權仍在對方。

advise, give advice · verb · B1

To use what you know to tell someone what you think they should do.

建議；勸

正式告知一件事

交給對方的東西從「意見」變成「消息」：內容不是建議，而是通知。

notify formally · verb · B2

to tell someone about something in an official way.

通知；告知

原始詞典資料9 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

adviseverb/ədˈvaɪz/

  • 1

    To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.

    • The dentist advised me to brush three times a day.
    • The lawyer advised me to drop the case, since there was no chance of winning.
  • 2

    To recommend; to offer as advice.

    • The dentist advised brushing three times a day.
  • 3

    To formally give information or notice to; to inform or counsel.

    • We were advised of the risk.
    • Israel advised us that they believe this action was necessary for its self-defense.
  • 4

    To consider, to deliberate.

    • […] Samson is reported to the King accordingly. His Majesty, advising of it for a moment, orders that Samson be brought in with the other Twelve.
  • 5

    obsoleteTo look at, watch; to see.

    • when that villain he auiz'd, which late / Affrighted had the fairest Florimell, / Full of fiers fury, and indignant hate, / To him he turned […]
  • 6

    obsoleteTo consult (with).

    • The armies drawing constantly nearer to each other, the king advised with his council, whether he should march against the Britons, or sall upon the count of Gharolois.
  • 7

    To deliver judgment after a case has been reserved for further consideration.

  • 8

    formalTo provide information to a sovereign or head of state which they have previously asked for.

    • Empress, I advise you that your audience with the Prime Minister is in 15 minutes, ma'am.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。