英语相似词辨析 fifty dollars in notes，a fifty-dollar note

fifty dollars in notes，a fifty-dollar note

Fifty dollars in notes的意思是“钞票数张，共计五十元”。dollars是可数名词，故在词尾加-s。a fifty－dollar note 是“一张五十元的钞票”，这里的dollar作定语用，故其后不加-s。

通过下列句子的比较，可以进一步看出它们的差别：

I gave¹ him a twenty-dollar note．

我给他一张二十元的钞票。

I gave him twenty dollars in notes．

我给他钞票若干张，共计二十元。

There are ten fifty-dollar notes on the desk．

桌上有十张五十元的钞票。

There are five hundred dollars in notes on the desk．

桌上有共值五百元的钞票若干张。

请注意，“He has changed his note．”的意思是“他已改变语调”，不是“他已换了钞票”，如要表达此意，应该说：

He has changed the banknotes．

在“change one's note”中，note作“态度”或“口气”解；在“change one's banknotes”中，note作“钞票”解。在下面一语中，我们也要注意note的涵义：to compare² notes是“交换意见”，不是“对比钞票”或“核对笔记”。

1 gave   

vbl.（give的过去式）给予，产生，发表

参考例句：

• He asked for money and I gave him some.他要钱，我给了他一些。
• I gave you a map so you wouldn't get lost. 我给你一张地图，这样你就不会迷路了。

2 compare   

vt.(to，with)比较；(to)把…比作；vi.相比

参考例句：

• How does your new house compare with your old one?你的新房子和你的旧房子比起来怎样？
• It is hard to compare.很难比较。