英文筆記！ @ EuniceMonkey 小猴子的秘密花園～

美式英文 VS 英國英文 1

UK	US	CHINESE
anticlockwise	counterclockwise	反時鐘方向
articulated lorry	trailer truck	鉸接式拖車
autumn	fall / autumn	秋季 / 秋天
biscuits	cookies	餅乾
bonnet (of a car)	hood	(車的) 引擎蓋
boot (of a car)	trunk	(車的) 行李箱
candy floss	cotton candy	棉花糖
car park	parking lot	停車場
casualty	emergency room	急診室
chemist's	drug store / pharmacy	西藥房
cheque	check	支票
chips	French fries	薯條 (英式 French fries 指細薯條)
cinema	movie theater	電影院
cling film	plastic wrap	塑膠保鮮膜
crisps	chips	薯片(英式 chips 指薯條)
dastbin	trash can / garbage can	垃圾箱
diversion	detour	繞道行
drawing pin	thumbtack	圖釘
driving licence	driver's license	駕駛執照
dual carriageway	divided highway	(分道行駛的)雙向公路
dummy (for a baby)	pacifier	(嬰兒)奶嘴
dustman	garbage collector	垃圾夫
engaged	busy	指電話線忙
film	movie	電影、影片
fish fingers	fish sticks	炸魚條
flannel	washcloth	毛巾
flat	apartment	公寓
flyover	overpass	天橋
football	soccer	足球
frying-pan	skillet	煎鍋
funfair	carnival	露天遊樂場
gearbox (of a car)	transmission	變速器
greaseproof paper	wax paper / waxed paper	蠟紙 (烘焙用)
grill	broil	烤
ground floor	first floor	地上樓 (英式 first floor 指二樓)
high street	main street	鬧街 / 大街
hob	Stovetop / stove	火爐
holdall	carryall	(旅行) 大手提袋
holiday	vacation	假期
ice lolly (/lolly)	popsicle	冰棒
jumper	sweater	套頭衫
kerb	curb	人行道邊緣
ladybird	ladybug	瓢蟲
lift	elevator	電梯
lorry	truck	卡車 / 貨車
main road	highway	公路
maths	math	數學 (簡寫)
motorway	highway / freeway	高速公路
nappies	diapers	尿布
number plate	license plate	汽車牌照
off-licence	liquor store	賣酒的商店
oven glove(s)	oven mitt(s)	烤箱手套
pavement	sidewalk	人行道
petrol	gas / gasoline	汽油
plain flour	all-purpose flour	中筋麵粉
plaster	band-aid	膏藥貼布 / 護創膠布
porridge	oatmeal	燕麥粥
post	mail	郵件
postcode	zip code	郵遞區號
pram / pushchair	baby carriage	嬰兒車
primary school	elementary school	小學
private soldier	G.I.	列兵
pub	bar	酒吧
public school	private school	私立學校 (英國的公立學校是 state school, 在美國則稱public school)
public transport	public transportation	大眾運輸 / 公共運輸
pupil	student	(英國特指)小學生
queue	line	(排隊)的隊伍
railway	railroad	鐵路
recorded delivery	certified mail	掛號郵件
removal van	moving van	搬家貨車
return (ticket)	round-trip	來回 (票)
reverse charge	collect call	對方付費電話
roundabout (in road)	traffic circle	圓環
Roundabout / merry-go-round (at a funfair)	carousel / merry-go-round	旋轉木馬
rubber	eraser	橡皮擦
rubbish	garbage	垃圾
rucksack	knapsack	背包
sailing boat	sailboat	帆船
saloon (car)	sedan	轎車
school report	report card	成績單
sellotape	Scotch tape	透明膠帶
shopping trolley	shopping cart	購物車
spring onion	green onion	青蔥
starter / appetiser	appetizer	開胃菜
state school	public school	公立學校
sweets	candy	糖果
takeaway (food)	food to go / takeout	外帶食物
taxi rank	taxi stand	計程車站
tea towel	dish towel	茶巾 (擦餐具的抹布)
telly / TV	television / TV	電視
tights	pantyhose	褲襪
timber	lumber	木材
tin	can	罐頭
toffee apple	candy apple	太妃蘋果
torch	flashlight	手電筒
trade union	labor union	勞工會
trousers	pants	褲子
tyre (of a car)	tire	車胎
underground	subway	地鐵
vaccuum flask	thermos bottle	熱水瓶
verge (of a road)	shoulder	路邊 / 路肩
vest	undershirt	內衣
waistcoat	vest	背心
wardrobe	closet	衣櫥
wellies / wellingtons / wellington boots	rubber boots	橡膠雨鞋
white coffee	coffee with cream	白咖啡 (加鮮奶的咖啡)
wholemeal bread	wholewheat bread	全麥麵包
windscreen	windshield	擋風玻璃
worktop	countertop	工作檯面
zebra crossing	crosswalk	(斑馬線) 人行道
zip	zipper	拉鍊