在學習專業英語詞彙中，有時同義詞的'辨析是很不容易的，我們一般從三方面進行區分，即：語法、語義和文體。語法主要是詞性、搭配、句式等的區分;語義主要是詞義的本義、引申義、比喻義和內涵和外延等的區分;文體主要是正式和非正式、褒義和貶義等的區分。
1.事情,事件
(事) thing: An event, a fact, a subject. He talked of many interesting things.
(事情) matter: Seth that you have to deal with, something to be discussed, thought over. There are several matters to be dealt with at the meeting.
(事務 責任) business: A special duty, something that has to be done. Public business is every ones business.
(事務) affair: An event or set of connected events. (pl) private and personal life. I have many affairs to look after.
(事件) event: An important happening. Events such as birthdays and anniversaries are often celebrated. Do you know the chief events of 1986.
incident: Not as important as an event. Incidents seldom are celebrated. Sometimes an event becomes an incident after many years have passed.
(偶然事件) happening: An occurrence, and sometimes an unusual one. There have been strange happenings here lately.
(偶發事件) occurrence: An incident that is usually unexpected and has not been planned ahead of time. Flood is practically an annual occurrence in this district.
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