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mention

英 /ˈmɛnʃən/美 /ˈmɛnʃən/

v. 提及,说起 / n. 提及,说起

提及,说起;提到,谈到;提名表扬

含义详解

mention 的本义是“提及、说起”,指在说话或写作中简要地提到某人或某事,不展开详细论述。例如,“He mentioned the meeting in passing.”(他顺带提到了会议。)引申义包括“提名表扬”,如在军队或工作场合中,因表现优秀而被“提及”(mentioned in dispatches)。另一个引申义是“举例说明”,如“mention a few examples”(举几个例子)。核心引申逻辑是从“简单提及”到“正式表扬”或“具体举例”,但都保留了“简要提及”的意味。

词源解析

mention 源自拉丁语 mentio,意为“提及、回忆”,由词根 meminisse(记得)派生而来,与 memory(记忆)同源。构词上无前缀后缀,直接借用。记忆时可联想“记忆(memory)中的事被提起(mention)”,或“说到(mention)某事即唤起记忆”。

使用场景

mention 广泛用于日常口语、商务邮件、新闻报道和学术写作。在日常口语中,语气轻松,如“Don't mention it.”(不客气。)在商务邮件中,常用来引入话题,如“I'd like to mention the upcoming deadline.”(我想提一下即将到来的截止日期。)新闻报道中,用于客观陈述事实,如“The report mentions several key issues.”(报告提到了几个关键问题。)学术写作中,常用来引用他人观点,如“Smith (2020) mentions that...”(史密斯(2020)提到……)。在正式场合(如法律文本)中较少使用,更常用“refer to”或“cite”。

语法要点

mention 是及物动词,后接名词、代词或 that 从句。常见句型:mention + 名词(如“mention the problem”);mention + that 从句(如“He mentioned that he was tired.”);mention + 动名词(如“She mentioned going to the store.”)。注意:mention 后不直接跟不定式,不能说“mention to do”。被动语态常见,如“It was mentioned that...”。另外,mention 作名词时,常用“make a mention of”或“at the mention of”。易错点:不要与“mention about”连用,直接说“mention something”,不加介词。

近义辨析

mention 与 refer to、state、cite 等词相近。mention 指简要提及,不深入;refer to 常指指向或查阅,如“refer to the manual”(参考手册);state 更正式,指明确陈述,如“The report states that...”;cite 指引用来源,如“cite an example”(引用例子)。在表示“提到”时,mention 最日常,refer to 较正式,cite 则强调引用出处。选择时需根据语境正式程度和目的。

需要留意

mention 是中性词,无褒贬色彩,但在不同语境下可带轻微语气。例如“not to mention”(更不用说)常带强调意味。注意语域:日常口语和书面语均可使用,但正式写作中可能更常用“mention”的被动结构或“make mention of”。常见误用:在非正式场合用“mention”代替“say”或“tell”,如“He mentioned me his name”是错的,应为“He mentioned his name to me”或“He told me his name”。另外,“Don't mention it.”用于回答感谢,意为“不客气”,不要误用为“别提了”。

常用组合

not to mention
更不用说
mention in passing
顺带提及
mention that...
提到……
make mention of
提及
at the mention of
一提到
be mentioned in dispatches
在战报中受到表扬
above-mentioned
上述的

双语例句

He mentioned the accident to his boss.他向老板提到了那起事故。
She mentioned that she would be late.她提到她会迟到。
The soldier was mentioned in dispatches for bravery.这名士兵因勇敢而受到战报提名表扬。
Don't mention it; it was my pleasure.不客气,这是我的荣幸。
In his speech, he mentioned the importance of education.他在演讲中提到了教育的重要性。
At the mention of the name, everyone fell silent.一提到那个名字,大家都沉默了。