say
翻译
说, 讲, 说明
例句
She said, 'Hello'.
她说:“你好”。
He said that he was tired.
他说他累了。
What did you say to him?
你对 他说了什么?
The clock says it's ten o'clock.
时钟显示现在是十点。
语法模式
(("... ")) 说“……” She said, "I'm happy."
((that ...)) 说…… He said that he was leaving.
((sth.)) 〈to sb.〉 (对某人)说某事 Say hello to your parents for me.
近义词
近义词: tell, speak, state; 反义词: be silent (保持沉默)
词源
源自古英语 'secgan',意为“说、讲”。
记忆技巧
记住,'say' 侧重于说出的内容,而 'tell' 通常侧重于听话的人(例如 'say something' vs 'tell someone')。