詞彙精選：reply的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

n.

回答，答覆 [U,C]

例句：

John is amazing in his readiness of reply and his exactness of memory.

約翰準備充分的回答和精確的記憶令人驚訝。

例句：

His reply sounded to her like a reproach.

他的回答在她聽來像是責備。

v.

回答，答覆，迴應，做出反應 [I]

例句：

She may be offended if you don't reply to her request to attend.

你不回覆她的邀請，她也許會不高興的。

例句：

He gave her a sidelong glance with his pale, blue eyes, but did not reply.

他用淡藍色的眼睛瞟了她一下，但沒有吭聲。

二、詞義辨析：

answer,reply,respond,retort,return

這些動詞均有“回答”之意。 answer常用詞，指用書面、口頭或行動對他人的請求、詢問、質問等作出回答或反應。reply較正式用詞，較少用於口語。側重經過考慮的較正式答覆。respond正式用詞，指即刻的，以口頭或行動對外來的號召、請求或刺激等作出回答或響應。retort指對不同意見、批評或控訴作出迅速、有力的回答，即“反駁”。return正式用詞，從本義“歸來，回去”引申作“回答、答辨”講時，含反駁或反脣相譏之意。

三、相關短語：

in reply

作爲對…的回答

四、參考例句：

Her reply puzzled me.

她的回答把我弄糊塗了。

Her reply astonished me.

Reply to all her tweets.

回覆她所有的狀態。

His reply was highly enigmatic.

他的回答高深莫測。

Please reply to the above address.

請回信至以上地址。

The telegram was sent reply prepaid.

電報已發出並已預付覆電費用。

Grace was too terrified to reply.

格雷斯嚇壞了，不能作答。

The reply approaches to an absolute denial.

這種答覆近似絕對否認。

What a sage reply you gave!

多聰明的回答啊！

A reply to this letter is mandatory.

這封信非答覆不可。