recall,remember和remind是我们常见的单词。那么,三者之间有什么区别呢?先来解释下这三个单词的含义。
联系
recall,remember和remind都有“thinking of something being able to think of something that happened in the past”之意。也就是和想有关。remind的常见意思是“提醒”,remember的常见意思是“记住”,recall常见的意思是“回想”。
区别
1.rememberVS recall
这两个单词都能表示“think of ”,区别是recall更加正式一些。在日常生活中,用remember更加多一些。
例句:
I can't believe you remembered my birthday.
我不相信你记得我生日。
I can't recall the name of that restaurant.
我想不起来那家饭店的名字。
2.remind VS remember/recall
remind的含义是“to cause someone to remember”,更加想表示的是唤醒某人的回忆,是为了提醒别人,让别人记住某事。而remember是记住某事,recall是设法想起发生在过去的事情。
例句如下:
You remind me of someone I knew a long time ago.
你让我想起了很久以前认识的人。
用法总结
Both remember and remind are verbs about memory, but they are not the same.
“Remember” 和 “remind” 都是描述 “记忆” 的动词,但含义和用法不同。
1. Remember is about having a memory and has two verb patterns.
"Remember" 的意思是 “记得、回想起”。表达这个意思时,用法有两种。
1) Remember + verbING is used when you remember something from the past.
“Remember + 动词-ing” 表 “想起过去发生的事情”。
I remember saying ‘Hi everyone’.
2) Remember + full infinitive is used when something to be done in the future.
“Remember + 动词不定式” 表 “记得将来要做的事情”。
I must remember to do my shopping later.
2. Remind means make someone remember.
"Remind" 的意思是 “使某人记起、想起”。表达这个意思时,用法有两种。
1) Its verb pattern is remind + somebody + full infinitive.
“Remind + somebody + 动词不定式” 表 “提醒某人做某事”。
You must remind me to do my shopping later.
2) Something can also remind someone of something.
“X reminds someone of Y” 可表达 “X 使某人想起 Y”。
This cup reminds me of my other cup.