英國殖民美國的英語作文

篇一：英國英文和美國英文不同的詞

以下這個表很全，左邊是英國，右邊是美國的說法。

BRITISH TO AMERICAN

Accumulator (automotive) = battery, car battery

Alsatian (dog) = German shepherd

Articulated lorry = tractor-trailer (truck), a "semi"

Ass = donkey; U.S. ass = G.B. "arse," i.e. one's backside (in addition to normal "donkey") Athletics (an ... meet) = track and field

Backlog = log-jam, pile-up (of business orders, for example). U.S. backlog = comfortable reserve of orders — difference between the two is in opposite interpretation or connotation of same basic situation.

Bank holiday = holiday

Bap = bun, hamburger bun, hamburger roll

Mrs. Beeton = Fanny Farmer (standard cooking, household reference book)

Bespoke = custom-tailored, tailor-made