message
1. a written or spoken piece of information, ect. that you send to sb or leave for sb when you cannot speak to them yourself
(书面或口头的)信息,消息,音信
eg:There were no messages for me at the hotel.
2.<usually single>an important moral, social or political idea that a book ,speech,ect.is trying to communicate
(书籍或演讲等的)要旨,要点,教训
eg:a film with a strong religious messege
(有强烈的宗教启示的电影)
3.(messages)<pl>shopping购物,买东西(苏格兰英语)
eg:You can leave your messages here.
(你可以把你买的东西放在这儿.)
information
1.facts or details about sb/sth
信息;消息;情报;资料;资讯
eg: to collect/gather/receive/obtain information
收集/搜集/接收/得到信息
Our information is that the police will shortly make an arrest.
(我们得到的情报是,警察不久就要逮人了)
2.用做informational<only before noun>
eg: the informational content of a book
(书的信息内容)
在一般的英汉词典中,message和information都有"信息"的含义,然这两个词的本意很不
同,前者是具体、可见的,后者却是抽象的。可以这样说:人们通过同一个message可以获得许
多不同的information。Message是指"消息"、"报文",是可以听见的声音或看见的图文。对
这些可见媒体,不同文化背景的人可以感悟到不同的"信息",从而产生不同的感受。
message 可数
information 不可数
