Question
更新於
2015年11月7日
- 日語
-
英語 (美國)
-
韓語
有關 英語 (美國) 的問題
Wasn't able to ~ 和 Was unable to ~ 的差別在哪裡?如果不好說明,請提供一些例句。
Wasn't able to ~ 和 Was unable to ~ 的差別在哪裡?如果不好說明,請提供一些例句。
答覆
2015年11月7日
最佳解答
- 英語 (美國)
"Wasn't able to" means "was not able to"
And "was unable to" means un-(prefix meaning not) able to "was not able to"
Basically they mean the same thing but in my personal experience I hear "was unable to" when someone is speaking more formally or professionally. It differs for different areas and people but I feel that the use of a contractions (wasn't) make a sentence more casual because it's kind a 'lazy' or 'shortened' way of speaking. Not always of course, you can still use contractions in formal or professional situations, but I just find that it sounds better without them. :)
1Ex: Sorry, I was unable to attend the event last night.
2Ex: I wasn't able to attend the family gathering last year.
Hope this helped!

[通知]Hi! 正在學習外文的你
你知道如何提升自己的外語能力嗎❓你要做的就是讓母語者來訂正你的寫作!
使用HiNative,免費讓母語者來幫你訂正文章✍️✨
使用HiNative,免費讓母語者來幫你訂正文章✍️✨
註冊
相關提問
-
cannot have 和 could not have 的差別在哪裡?
回答cannot have is present tense could not have is past tense You cannot have everything you want. They could not have everything they wanted. ...
-
You might not have ~ 和 You might have not ~ 的差別在哪裡?
回答1. You might not have the correct paperwork. 2. You might have not done this correctly. Hope this helps a little!
-
couldn't have 和 might not have 的差別在哪裡?
回答"couldn't have" (could not have) means that you were not able to have something in the past. And "might not have" means that the chance of yo...
-
Was not able to 和 Was unable to 的差別在哪裡?
回答They mean the same thing. The prefix un means not, so un-able to literally means not able to.
相同關鍵字的提問
矚目的提問
- 31th 和 31st 的差別在哪裡?
- Okay 和 Okey 的差別在哪裡?
- man 和 men 的差別在哪裡?
- discount 和 bargain 的差別在哪裡?
- I asked a question about you. 和 I asked a question of you. 的差別在哪裡?
最新問題(HOT)
最新問題
上一個問題/下一個問題