AEE：如何有意识地丰富你的词汇

这里是《全耳英语》播客。

This is an All Ears English Podcast.

如何有意识地丰富你的词汇量。

How to intentionally vary your vocabulary.

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你是否觉得英语学习遇到了瓶颈？

Are you feeling stuck with your English?

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“intentionally”、“deliberately”和“on purpose”有什么区别？

What is the difference between intentionally, deliberately, and on purpose?

今天我们就来深入探讨这些细微差别，看看它们是否有重大不同，以及如何正确使用这三个词。

Let's get into the tiny details today to find out if there is a major difference and how to use all three.

你有没有在英语对话结束后想过，我知道我能说得更好。

Have you ever finished a conversation in English and thought, I know I can say that better.

你完全听懂了对方说的内容。

You understood everything that was said.

你也有想法、观点，甚至可能想讲个笑话。

You had ideas, opinions, maybe even a joke.

但轮到你开口时，你的回答却比预想的简短，或者比你用母语表达时更简单。

But when it was your turn to speak, your answer came out shorter than you wanted or more basic than how you would say it in your own language.

这种情况通常发生在你的理解能力比口语流利度更强的时候。

This happens when your understanding is stronger than your speaking fluency.

好消息是，这种差距很常见，一旦你清楚自己目前的位置，就很容易弥补。

The good news, that gap is very common and very fixable once you know exactly where you are.

来做个免费的2分钟流利度测试，了解你当前的英语水平以及下一步该提升什么。

Take our free two minute fluency quiz to discover your current English level and what to work on next.

访问 allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore。

Go to allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore.

网址是 allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore。

That's allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore.

嘿，Lindsay。

Hey, Lindsay.

你好吗？

How are you?

今天状态不错，Michelle。

Doing great today, Michelle.

你呢？

How about you?

最近怎么样？

How's it going?

我挺好的。

I'm good.

谢谢。

Thanks.

Lindsay，问个问题。

Lindsay, question.

好。

Okay.

说实话。

Be honest.

你小时候有没有故意打过你弟弟？

Did you ever hit your brother on purpose when you were growing up?

哦，有。

Oh, yeah.

我不能撒谎。

I can't lie.

对。

Yeah.

我们打过几次很凶的架，我觉得，嗯，是的。

We had some nasty fights, I think, when Yeah.

你知道，既有言语上的，有时候也有肢体上的。

You know, both verbal and sometimes physical.

你知道，兄弟姐妹之间肯定会这样。

You know, this happens with siblings for sure.

是的。

Yes.

那你呢？

What about you?

我小时候喜欢掐人和抓人。

I was a pincher and a scratcher.

掐人？

A pincher?

哦。

Oh.

哦。

Oh.

对。

Yeah.

所以这些就是我的招数。

So that's those are my tools.

是的。

Yeah.

比如，好吧。

Like Okay.

对。

Yeah.

而且我们打架有特定的规矩，有些招数我们说不行。

And we had certain, ways of fighting that we would say, no.

那是不允许的。

That's off limits.

你不能那么做。

You can't do that.

对，就是这样。

That's like Yeah.

不过，大部分时候，我和我哥相处得还不错。

So but but but for the most part, you know, I got along well with my brother.

是的。

Yeah.

嗯，现在你没事了。

Well, now now you're okay.

现在。

Now.

对。

Yeah.

没错。

Right.

不。

No.

但就算小时候，你知道吗，他对我挺好的，因为我们相差六岁。

But even as a kid, like, you know, he he was good because we're six years apart.

哦，对。

Oh, yeah.

他挺好的，挺愿意让我跟他的朋友们一起玩。

He was good he was good about letting me play with his friends.

我还记得，我们家的车道上有个篮球架。

And I I just remember because we had a basketball hoop on the driveway.

他会让我出去打，然后呢，我总是不知怎么就被篮球砸到头了，因为——

And I would he would let me out there and then like, I I would always somehow get hit in the head with a basketball because

那还挺好笑的。

That's pretty funny.

所以是的。

So yes.

所以对。

So yeah.

这就对了。

There you go.

那么今天呢，我们要回答一个非常好的听众提问。

So but today we're gonna answer a really good listener question.

这个问题来自我们的YouTube频道。

So this comes to us from YouTube.

Lindsay，你愿意帮我们读一下这个问题吗？

Lindsay, would you like to read the question for us?

好的。

Yeah.

这是来自我们一位很棒的听众，Iamid four。

This is from our wonderful listener, Iamid four.

他说，我很喜欢你们的播客和YouTube频道。

They said, I love your podcast and your YouTube channel.

它们对我帮助很大。

They help me a lot.

我想知道怎么区分‘deliberately’、‘on purpose’和‘intentionally’这几个词。

I would like to know how to tell deliberately on purpose and intentionally apart.

谢谢。

Thank you.

天哪。

Oh my gosh.

这个问题问得好。

Great one.

问得真好。

Great one.

对。

Yeah.

天哪。

Oh my gosh.

是的。

Yeah.

这几个词的意思非常接近。

So these words are so close in meaning.

对。

Mhmm.

对。

Mhmm.

对。

Mhmm.

是的。

Yeah.

所以，deliberately、on purpose 和 intentionally。

So deliberately, on purpose, and intentionally.

今天我们来讲一些有用的技巧，帮你理清它们的区别。

So we're gonna go over some helpful tips today to clear this up for you.

Lindsay 说，是的。

Lindsay So Yeah.

我们开始吧？

Should we get started?

开始吧。

Let's get started.

但在开始之前，大家别忘了我们还有一个YouTube频道，你在YouTube上搜索All Ears English就能找到我们。

But before we do that, guys, don't forget we do have a YouTube channel, and you can find us if you type in All Ears English over on YouTube.

你可以点订阅。

You can hit subscribe.

我们还有另一个播客。

And we also have another podcast.

我们可能会在那个频道做一期后续节目，因为有些词听起来挺商务的。

We may do a follow-up over there because some of these words can be kind of business y.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Yes.

对。

Yep.

我们可能会在商务英语方面做个后续节目，但想找到那个节目的话，就在你听播客的地方打开搜索栏，输入“商务英语”。

We may do a follow-up on business English, but to find that show, open your search bar right where you're listening in your podcast player and type in business English.

你会看到那个黄色的图标出现，点一下关注，这样就不会错过任何可能的后续内容了。

You will see the yellow come up and just hit follow there so you don't miss any potential follow-up.

明白吗？

Okay?

当然。

Absolutely.

太棒了。

Love it.

那我们就开始吧。

So let's get started.

所以，deliberately。

So deliberately.

对。

Yeah.

那么，“deliberately”是什么意思？

So what is what is deliberately?

我的意思是，这些词——首先我想说，这三个词非常相似。

Mean, so a lot of these are these first of all, I wanna say these questions these three words are very similar.

是的。

Yeah.

没错。

Exactly.

所以我们要——怎么说来着？

So we're gonna be really what do they say?

吹毛求疵？

Splitting hairs?

是这么说的吗？

Is that the expression we use?

是的。

Yes.

这个说法很好。

That's a great one.

今天就来抠细节吧。

Splitting hairs today.

首先，这几个词其实用哪个都不会错，但今天我们还是来聊聊它们之间那些微小的差别。

So, I mean, first of all, we really can't go wrong with any of these, but we'll go into the tiny, tiny differences, I think, today.

就是说，如果某件事是‘deliberately’做的，那说明这件事背后经过了深思熟虑。

I mean, something that was done deliberately is something that was done that had a lot of thought behind it.

对吧？

Right?

可能是事先计划好的。

Could have been planned.

是有意识的。

It's conscious.

这是有意识地决定去做某件事。

It's a decision to do something.

比如，他故意等到老板心情好的时候才告诉她那个坏消息。

For example, he deliberately waited until his boss was in a good mood to tell her the bad news.

对。

Yes.

是的。

Yeah.

没错。

Yep.

或者我故意等几分钟才回复约会对象的短信，不想显得太容易约到。

Or I deliberately wait a few minutes to text my dates back when they text I don't wanna seem too readily available.

对。

Yeah.

是的。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

所以你的意思是，你是故意这么做的，这就是听众问到的下一个短语。

So you're just saying you're doing that on purpose, which is the next phrase that the listener asked about.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Yes.

故意。

On purpose.

是的。

Yes.

对。

Yeah.

没错。

Exactly.

那形容词形式‘deliberately’怎么说？

And but what would the adjective form for deliberately be?

对。

Yeah.

你可以说这不是意外。

You could say it was not an accident.

这是故意的。

It was deliberate.

故意的。

Deliberate.

是的。

Yep.

对。

Yeah.

是的。

Yeah.

这可以指你故意要造成伤害的情况。

This could be when you're, like, you're saying you're trying to commit harm.

比如，你可能想伤害某人。

Like, you're trying to harm someone maybe.

没错。

Yep.

是的。

Yep.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Yeah.

那如果是故意的呢？

And then what about on purpose though?

因为你们离得太近了。

Because it's so because you're so so close.

对。

Yes.

没错。

Exactly.

其实这就是我一开始问你的，你会不会故意打兄弟。

Well, this is what I used in the beginning asking you about if you would hit brother on purpose.

是的。

Yeah.

所以我的意思是，这和意外正好相反。

So I mean, this is just the opposite of something being accidental.

明白。

Mhmm.

这是比较随意的说法。

It's casual.

我觉得这个听起来更随意一些。

It's I think this sounds a little bit more casual.

可能有点幼稚。

A little maybe a little juvenile.

对。

Yeah.

所以发音上有点不同。

So kind of the sound is a little different.

是的。

Yeah.

也许它是有计划的，像是故意的，但也可能比那更简单。

Perhaps it's planned out like deliberate, but it also just may be simpler than that.

我觉得“deliberate”这个词背后可能有点故事性。

I find that deliberate, it has a little more backstory to it, perhaps.

也许吧。

Maybe.

不总是。

Not always.

我确实同意，'故意'这个词听起来可能有点幼稚，这取决于谁说、对谁说以及怎么说。

I do do agree that on purpose can sound juvenile, depending on who says it and who it's said to and how it's said.

但也不一定。

But it doesn't have to.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Right.

没错。

Exactly.

成年人照样可以用这个词。

It's you can still use it as an adult.

你可以，对吧？

You can right?

所以这里又提到兄弟姐妹的例子。

So here's again with the siblings.

他故意打了他的妹妹。

He's hit his sister on purpose.

对。

Mhmm.

或者我故意把手机放在客厅充电，这样就不会忘了。

Or I charged my phone in the living room on purpose so I wouldn't forget it.

对吧？

Right?

哦，你那样做是失误吗？

Oh, did you was that a mistake that you did that?

不是。

No.

我是故意这么做的。

I did it on purpose.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Right.

没错。

Exactly.

不过你也可以说 purposefully。

So but you could also say purposefully.

这样听起来会高级很多。

So and that that really elevates how it sounds.

对吧？

Right?

挺有意思的。

It's interesting.

对。

Yeah.

是的。

Yeah.

确实。

Does.

用'on purpose'和'purposefully'相比，后者听起来更正式、更高级。

When he is on purpose versus purposefully, that sounds more formal and elevated.

所以我特意把钥匙留给他，这样他之后就能进房子了。

So I purposefully left him the keys so he could get into the house later.

对。

Yeah.

我同意。

I agree.

没错。

Exactly.

所以这个例子不错。

So this is a good one.

我们先快速休息一下，然后马上回来继续聊‘故意地’这个词，好吗？

We're going to go to a quick break and then we'll be right back to talk about intentionally, right?

是的，没错。

Yes, exactly.

想象一下，你在和母语者进行一场快速的对话。

Imagine being in a fast conversation with native speakers.

有人随口说了一句，另一个人马上接话，大家瞬间做出反应，等你完全理解刚才说了什么，话题早就已经跳过去了。

Someone makes a quick comment, another person jumps in, everyone reacts instantly, and by the time you've fully processed what was said, the conversation has already moved on.

不是你的英语水平不够，而是真实的对话节奏很快，充满了俚语、语气变化和插话。

It's not that you don't understand English, It's that real conversations move quickly with slang, tone changes, and interruptions.

真正流利意味着你能跟上并参与这种自然的节奏。

When you are fluent, it means being able to follow and participate in that natural rhythm.

第一步是了解你目前的英语水平。

The first step is understanding your current English level.

来做个快速的两分钟流利度测试，看看你目前处于什么水平。

Take our quick free two minute fluency quiz and see exactly where you are.

访问 allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore 就能参加测试。

Go to allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore to take the quiz.

网址是 allearsenglish.com/fluencyscore。

That's allearsenglish.comfluencyscore.

好的，米歇尔。

Okay, Michelle.

所以，“intentionally”这个词，我觉得听起来并不幼稚。

So intentionally, doesn't sound juvenile to me.

对吧？

Right?

这个词稍微正式一点，跟“deliberately”有点像。

So this one's a little more formal, kinda similar to deliberately.

没错。

Right.

朝着目标前进，经过深思熟虑。

Moving towards a goal, thought through.

我们故意等到他离开才开始会议。

We intentionally waited until he left to start the meeting.

对。

Mhmm.

你是故意把鸡肉留在冰箱里的吗？

Did you intentionally leave the chicken in the freezer?

你这是在给人留点余地。

You're giving someone the benefit of the doubt.

对吧？

Right?

有一点。

A little bit.

是的。

Right.

对。

Right.

没错。

Exactly.

所以形容词形式就是‘有意的’。

So in the adjective form would just be intentional.

故意多等一个月才招人，这是有意的选择。

It was an intentional choice to wait another month to make the hire.

是的。

Yes.

是的。

Yes.

好。

Good.

带着目的去生活。

Living with intention.

对吧？

Right?

我的意思是，知道自己为什么做某件事，总的来说是件好事。

I mean, knowing why you're doing things is a good thing in general.

所以‘intentionally’和‘deliberately’稍微正式一些。

So intentionally and deliberately are a bit more formal.

我觉得，我们在这儿真的有点钻牛角尖了。

Again, guys, we're really splitting hairs here with these, I think.

我知道。

I know.

它们更偏向于经过计算的那种。

They're more calculated.

而‘on purpose’则没那么正式。

So on purpose is a little less formal.

有时候，如果是个小孩说出来的，听起来会有点幼稚，比如‘我哥哥，他故意打了我一拳’。

At times, it might sound juvenile if it's said by a kid, oh, my brother, he punched me on purpose.

对吧？

Right?

是的。

Right.

听起来很幼稚，但如果是在专业场合说，就不一定幼稚了。

That sounds juvenile, but if it's delivered in a professional environment, it doesn't have to be juvenile.

明白吗？

Okay?

对。

Right.

我是说，有些地方用“故意”听起来会有点奇怪，对吧？

I mean, are some where on purpose would sound a little bit odd, right?

比如，我们回到之前的一些例子，像“蓄意地”那个。

So like, if we go back to some of the other examples from earlier, like with deliberately.

比如

Like

他故意等到老板心情好的时候才告诉她那个坏消息。

he deliberately waited until his boss was in a good mood to tell her the bad news.

他是特意等到老板心情好的时候才说的。

He waited until his boss was in a good mood on purpose.

我也不确定，这样听起来好像没那么高级。

I don't know, it doesn't sound quite as elevated.

不过，不过，当你把'on purpose'换成'purposely'的时候，那就不一样了，现在好戏开场了。

However, however, when you change on purpose into purposely, it's Now now now we have a ball game.

现在好戏开场了。

Now We have a ball game.

但这个词的问题是，它很难发音。

We have a but the problem with that word is it's hard to say.

我不太喜欢，这个词说起来很绕口，因为从's'音过渡到'f'音在英语里很不自然，'purposefully'。

I don't I don't like it's it's a big mouth mouthful because of the way you're moving from the s sound to the f sound is pretty unnatural in English, purposefully.

对。

Yeah.

确实是这样。

That's true.

这让我挺不舒服的。

It bothers me.

所以，就像Lindsay说的，我们在这里抠字眼，故意和有意。

So, again, as Lindsay said, we're we're splitting hairs here intentionally and deliberately.

我觉得只是更强调背后有点想法。

I think just more so have a little bit of thought behind it.

而‘故意’可能只是，哦抱歉，比如我不是故意那么做的。

Whereas on purpose may just be, oh sorry, like I didn't do that on purpose.

我，你知道，我不小心把灯关了。

I, you know, I accidentally turned off the light.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Right.

所以，是的。

So the yeah.

比如，你的伴侣有没有在你还在房间里的时候就把灯关了？

Like, does does your partner ever turn off the light when you're, like, still in the room?

对。

Right.

然后你就会想，哦，好吧。

And you're like, oh, right.

丹总是这样。

That always happens with Dan.

我就想说，我还在呢。

I'm like, I am here.

对。

Yeah.

是的。

Yeah.

他要走了。

He's leaving.

对。

Yeah.

可能有点防备心理，稍微为自己辩解一下。

Maybe a little defensive, defending yourself a little bit.

对吧？

Right?

没错。

Exactly.

不是故意的。

Didn't do it on purpose.

我不是故意的。

I didn't do it on purpose.

没错。

Exactly.

所以你不会说，比如，哦，我不是故意的。

So like you wouldn't like, I don't think you would say like, oh, it was like, I didn't do it intentionally.

你明白我的意思吗？

You know what I mean?

对。

Right.

“故意”这个词听起来更深刻一些，更深入一些。

Intentionally sounds a little more profound, a little more deep.

比如，如果有人指责你，你可以用这个词，但事情会更严重一些，你懂吗？

Like, you could use that if someone's accusing you of something, but it would have been something deeper, you know?

对。

Right.

语气更重一些，有点像“嗯”。

Little heavier, a little bit like a Mhmm.

可能背后有更多的思考。

With perhaps a little more thought behind it.

“故意”也可以这么说，但我觉得它更偏向简单的情况，哦，抱歉。

And on purpose could be as well, but it could also just I I think that's for the simpler, oh, sorry.

我、我不是故意要关你门的。

I I I didn't mean to close the door on you.

我不是故意的。

I didn't do it on purpose.

对不起。

Sorry.

对吧？

Right?

所以我们可以说，“故意”这个词更常用于日常小事，没那么沉重，没那么严重。

So we could say that on purpose is kinda more day to day stuff, a little less heavy, less serious stuff.

对吧？

Right?

就是、就是那样。

That that's

这是我的看法。

my opinion.

我听起来就是这种感觉。

That's that's how it sounds to me.

我还想补充一点，就是“calculated”这个词。

I just also wanted to add that the word calculated.

对。

Mhmm.

是的。

Yeah.

所以这个是今天的额外内容。

So this one is the bonus for today.

这个词更强调深思熟虑，甚至可能带点贬义，但也不总是这样。

This one is more thought through and maybe even a little evil sounding, but not always.

对吧？

Right?

对。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

对。

Yeah.

没错。

Right.

比如说，你可能会听到有人说‘经过计算的风险’。

So for example, you might hear you might hear someone say a calculated risk.

你投入了很多思考，或者说‘我真的把所有的可能性都考虑了一遍’。

You put a lot of thought into it, or I really thought through all the possibilities here.

这是一个经过深思熟虑的风险。

It is a calculated risk.

那什么时候听起来会有点邪恶呢，米歇尔？

Now when would it sound evil, Michelle?

你能稍微解释一下吗？

Can you kind of explain that a little bit?

我觉得，比如，如果你说一个人很算计。

I think like, oh, like the the the or if you describe someone as calculating.

对。

Yes.

不，我完全同意。

No, I totally agree.

确实听起来可能很像。

Think it can definitely sound similar.

是的。

Yeah.