vehicle 的用法和发音

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vehicle

/ˈviːək(ə)l/
名词 交通工具

基本释义:车辆;交通工具;传播媒介

词源:源自拉丁语"vehiculum",意为"运输工具"

📚 核心含义

交通工具

用于运输人或货物的机械装置

Vehicle traffic is heavy during rush hour.
车辆在高峰时段非常拥堵。
日常用语

传播媒介

传递思想、信息或效果的载体

Television is an important vehicle for advertising.
电视是广告的重要传播媒介
传媒领域

艺术载体

表达艺术思想的工具或形式

Poetry was his chosen vehicle for self-expression.
诗歌是他选择的自我表达载体
艺术领域

"vehicle"在日常英语中最常用作"交通工具"的意思,在专业领域也可指"传播媒介"或"艺术载体"。

🔄 用法对比

英语例句

The vehicle was parked illegally.

Language is a vehicle for communication.

This film is a vehicle for the director's ideas.

中文翻译

这辆违章停放。

语言是交流的媒介

这部电影是导演思想的载体

🔊 发音指南

英式发音

/ˈviːək(ə)l/

维-伊-克(重读"维")

美式发音

/ˈviːhɪk(ə)l/

维-希-克(重读"维")

发音要点:

常见发音错误

  • 读成"维-黑-扣"(应为/ˈviːək(ə)l/)
  • 重音放在第二个音节
  • "h"在英音中发音

🎯 常见搭配

motor vehicle

机动车辆

motor vehicle license
机动车驾驶证
法律用语

commercial vehicle

商用车辆

commercial vehicle insurance
商用车辆保险
商业用语

space vehicle

航天器

space vehicle launch
航天器发射
科技用语

语法注意

单数: vehicle
复数: vehicles

⚠️ 易混淆点

不要混淆:

Vehicle is only used for cars. (错误)

正确:Vehicle can refer to any means of transport.

The 'h' is always silent in vehicle. (错误)

正确:The 'h' is pronounced in American English.

✍️ 随堂练习

翻译练习

1. The vehicle was damaged in the accident.
2. Art can be a vehicle for social change.
3. All vehicles must stop at the red light.

1. 这辆在事故中受损。

2. 艺术可以成为社会变革的媒介

3. 所有车辆必须在红灯前停下。

发音练习

跟读以下句子:

• The vehicle is parked outside. [ˈviːək(ə)l]
• This is a commercial vehicle. [ˈviːhɪk(ə)l]
• The vehicle broke down on the highway. [ˈviːək(ə)l]

改错练习

找出并改正错误:

1. Vehicle is pronounced [vɪˈhiːkəl].
2. Bicycle is not a vehicle.
3. The 'h' is silent in American English.

1. Vehicle is pronounced [ˈviːək(ə)l] (英音) or [ˈviːhɪk(ə)l] (美音).

2. Bicycle is a type of vehicle.

3. The 'h' is pronounced in American English.