你問我答 Individual 與 personal 的區別

Play audio file 本期節目的問題 I would appreciate it if you can help me distinguish 'individual' from 'personal'.

本期節目內容簡介 Individual 和 personal 這兩個詞在作為形容詞的時候都有“個人的”的意思。它們的區別在于 individual 強調“個人的，個體的”或者“特有的”，而 personal 更加側重說明“私人的，親自的”，一般和人相關。另外，individual 在作為名詞使用時，表示“個人，個體”；在美式英語中，名詞 personal 的復數形式 personals 可指“personal column 私人廣告欄，報刊中的人事欄”。聽節目，通過學習例句，一起體會這兩個詞的具體含義和運用方法。

歡迎你加入并和我們一起討論英語學習的方方面面。請通過微博 @BBC英語教學 或郵件與我們取得聯系。郵箱地址是 questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk.

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Helen

大家好，我是 Helen，歡迎收聽 BBC 英語教學的《你問我答》。在本期節目中，我們將解答網友 Rovy 給我們發來的問題。

Question

Dear Helen,

I would appreciate it if you can help me distinguish 'individual' from 'personal'.

Yours sincerely

Rovy

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謝謝 Rovy 的提問。Individual 和 personal 這兩個詞在作為形容詞的時候都有“個人的”的意思。它們在英語中，無論是書面還是口語表達，使用頻率都很高。簡單地說它們的區別在于 individual 強調“個人的，個體的”或者“特有的”，可以指人或事物，而 personal 更加側重說明“私人的，親自的”，一般和人相關。還有 individual 作為名詞時，表示“個人，個體”，personal 作為名詞的時候是指“報刊中的人事欄”，一般是復數形式 personals。這兩個詞的具體含義和用法我們在接下來幾分鐘內為大家詳細講解。

首先讓我們來看看 individual 作為形容詞時的一些常用含義和用法。Individual 可以表示“個人的”，區別于集體或整體。請聽例句。

Examples

It’s important for doctors to assess their patients’ individual needs.

很重要的是，醫生需要根據病人的個人需求來做評估。

The charity received a number of individual donations from former pupils.

這個慈善機構收到了好幾筆來自前校友的個人捐贈。

The school promises to give as much individual attention to students as possible.

學校承諾盡可能多地給予每個學生關注。

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在以上幾個例句中我們可以用 personal 來替代 individual，語法上也是通順的，但是 individual 在這幾個語境中更加正式。Individual 還可以用來表示“單獨的事物”，比如：

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Each individual bowl is decorated by hand.

每個碗都是手工繪制的。在這里用 individual 可以強調“每一個碗都是不同的”。

We would evaluate each case on an individual basis.

我們將根據情況對每個案例進行單獨的評估。

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Individual 還可以表示“為一個人的使用而設計的”。比如：

Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples

The soup is served in individual portions.

湯是按一人一份分配的。

The wine is poured into individual glasses.

酒被倒進單獨的杯子里了。

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我們還會用 individual 來形容“特別的，獨特的”品質。請聽例句。

Example

The reason I like Sally’s painting is because she has such an individual style.

我喜歡莎莉的畫是因為她有自己獨特的風格。

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當 individual 作為名詞的時候，它的意思是“一個人，個體”。請聽例句。

Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples

You can sign up as a group or as an individual.

你可以以團隊或個人名義報名。

Mark is one of the most selfish individuals I have ever met.

馬克是我見到的最自私的人之一了。

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接下來讓我們來看看 personal 這個詞，和 individual 相比，personal 一般只針對人，不對事物。意思包括“私人的，個人的，親身的”，有許多固定搭配，比如：personal experience 個人經歷，personal touch 個性化的設計，personal opinion 個人觀點，等等。請聽例句。

Examples

It’s not appropriate to bring personal problems to work.

把私人問題帶到工作中來是不合適的行為。

The mayor made a personal appearance at the charity dinner.

市長親自出席了慈善晚宴。

That’s a company car, it’s not for personal use.

這是公司的車，不是給私人用的。

Her speech included some personal remarks about me and I was offended.

她的演講里包括了一些關于我的人身言論，我很生氣。

Helen

以上幾個例句都不能用 individual 來替代 personal。有許多職業在名稱前面加上 personal 就是指為一個人服務的職業了，比如：personal trainer 私人教練，personal chauffeur 私人司機，personal assistant 私人助理。另外當 personal 作為名詞使用的時候，多數以復數形式出現 personals，意思是出版刊物中的人事欄或廣告欄。

好了，希望以上對 individual 和 personal 這兩個詞的講解能夠幫助大家理解它們的區別和運用。

再次感謝網友 Rovy 的來信。如果你還有其它和英語學習有關的問題，請把郵件發送給 questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk 或者通過微博?@BBC英語教學?和我們取得聯系。我是 Helen，下次節目再見！

你問我答 Individual 與 personal 的區別

Play audio file 本期節目的問題 I would appreciate it if you can help me distinguish 'individual' from 'personal'.

本期節目內容簡介 Individual 和 personal 這兩個詞在作為形容詞的時候都有“個人的”的意思。它們的區別在于 individual 強調“個人的，個體的”或者“特有的”，而 personal 更加側重說明“私人的，親自的”，一般和人相關。另外，individual 在作為名詞使用時，表示“個人，個體”；在美式英語中，名詞 personal 的復數形式 personals 可指“personal column 私人廣告欄，報刊中的人事欄”。聽節目，通過學習例句，一起體會這兩個詞的具體含義和運用方法。

歡迎你加入并和我們一起討論英語學習的方方面面。請通過微博 @BBC英語教學 或郵件與我們取得聯系。郵箱地址是 questions.chinaelt@bbc.co.uk.

文字稿 （關于臺詞的備注: 請注意這不是廣播節目的逐字稿件。本文稿可能沒有體現錄制、編輯過程中對節目做出的改變。）

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Question

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I would appreciate it if you can help me distinguish 'individual' from 'personal'.

Yours sincerely

Rovy

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謝謝 Rovy 的提問。Individual 和 personal 這兩個詞在作為形容詞的時候都有“個人的”的意思。它們在英語中，無論是書面還是口語表達，使用頻率都很高。簡單地說它們的區別在于 individual 強調“個人的，個體的”或者“特有的”，可以指人或事物，而 personal 更加側重說明“私人的，親自的”，一般和人相關。還有 individual 作為名詞時，表示“個人，個體”，personal 作為名詞的時候是指“報刊中的人事欄”，一般是復數形式 personals。這兩個詞的具體含義和用法我們在接下來幾分鐘內為大家詳細講解。

首先讓我們來看看 individual 作為形容詞時的一些常用含義和用法。Individual 可以表示“個人的”，區別于集體或整體。請聽例句。

Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples

It’s important for doctors to assess their patients’ individual needs.

很重要的是，醫生需要根據病人的個人需求來做評估。

The charity received a number of individual donations from former pupils.

這個慈善機構收到了好幾筆來自前校友的個人捐贈。

The school promises to give as much individual attention to students as possible.

學校承諾盡可能多地給予每個學生關注。

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在以上幾個例句中我們可以用 personal 來替代 individual，語法上也是通順的，但是 individual 在這幾個語境中更加正式。Individual 還可以用來表示“單獨的事物”，比如：

Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples

Each individual bowl is decorated by hand.

每個碗都是手工繪制的。在這里用 individual 可以強調“每一個碗都是不同的”。

We would evaluate each case on an individual basis.

我們將根據情況對每個案例進行單獨的評估。

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Individual 還可以表示“為一個人的使用而設計的”。比如：

Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples

The soup is served in individual portions.

湯是按一人一份分配的。

The wine is poured into individual glasses.

酒被倒進單獨的杯子里了。

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我們還會用 individual 來形容“特別的，獨特的”品質。請聽例句。

Example

The reason I like Sally’s painting is because she has such an individual style.

我喜歡莎莉的畫是因為她有自己獨特的風格。

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當 individual 作為名詞的時候，它的意思是“一個人，個體”。請聽例句。

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You can sign up as a group or as an individual.

你可以以團隊或個人名義報名。

Mark is one of the most selfish individuals I have ever met.

馬克是我見到的最自私的人之一了。

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接下來讓我們來看看 personal 這個詞，和 individual 相比，personal 一般只針對人，不對事物。意思包括“私人的，個人的，親身的”，有許多固定搭配，比如：personal experience 個人經歷，personal touch 個性化的設計，personal opinion 個人觀點，等等。請聽例句。

Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples">Examples

It’s not appropriate to bring personal problems to work.

把私人問題帶到工作中來是不合適的行為。

The mayor made a personal appearance at the charity dinner.

市長親自出席了慈善晚宴。

That’s a company car, it’s not for personal use.

這是公司的車，不是給私人用的。

Her speech included some personal remarks about me and I was offended.

她的演講里包括了一些關于我的人身言論，我很生氣。

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以上幾個例句都不能用 individual 來替代 personal。有許多職業在名稱前面加上 personal 就是指為一個人服務的職業了，比如：personal trainer 私人教練，personal chauffeur 私人司機，personal assistant 私人助理。另外當 personal 作為名詞使用的時候，多數以復數形式出現 personals，意思是出版刊物中的人事欄或廣告欄。

好了，希望以上對 individual 和 personal 這兩個詞的講解能夠幫助大家理解它們的區別和運用。

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