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双解例句
小知识
The adjective utter is often used as an intensifier to mean “total” — often with negative connotations (like “utter failure”). As a verb, the word has a totally unrelated meaning: to speak or to articulate a sound.
If you utter something, you give it voice. You could utter a cry or utter complete sentences; either way, you are expressing yourself. However, if you declare someone an utter moron, you are saying he is a complete and total moron; not that he is a moron expressing himself. Don't confuse the spelling of utter with udder — the latter is the part of the cow that you milk.
实用短语
单词用法
say：最普通常用词，指用语言表达思想，着重所说的内容。
speak：侧重于说话动作的本身，着重说话的能力而不在内容，可以是长篇大论的演讲，也可以是三言两语的交谈，甚至指简单的开口发声说话。
state：较正式用词，通常指用明确的语言或文字着重地叙述事实，既强调内容又注重语气。
talk：普通用词，侧重指与人交谈时的连续说话，可指单方面较长谈话，和speak一样，着重说活动作而不侧重内容。
tell：普通用词，指把某事告诉或讲述给某人听，口语或书面语均可用。
utter：着重说话的行为，常指声音的使用，突出用噪子发声。
词根词缀
前缀: ut-
表示”出去.过时,外面”
adj.
utter 全然的, 绝对的ut出去.过时,外面+er反复做→反复放出去→发表[全然的, 绝对的]→发出, 做声
adv.
utmost 极度的, 最远的ut出去.过时,外面+most最→最外面→最远的→极限
n.
utmost 极限, 最大可能, 极力ut出去.过时,外面+most最→最外面→最远的→极限
v.
utter 发出, 做声, 发表ut出去.过时,外面+er反复做→反复放出去→发表[全然的, 绝对的]→发出, 做声
同义词辨析
这些动词均有”说，讲”之意。