reply和answer的区别

1. 两者均可表示“回答”,但 answer 属常用词,多用于一般性应答,而 reply 则较正式,多指经过考虑而作出答复.如：

He answered my letter. 他给我回了信.(指他在信中说信已收到等)

He replied to my letter. 他给我回了信.(指他在信中把我提出的问题都作出回答)

若不细分,两者可换用.如：

I was so nervous that I couldn’t answer [reply]. 我紧张得没作回答.

2. answer 可自由地用作及物或不及物动词,而 reply 除后接 that 从句或引出直接引语是及物动词外,一般只用作不及物动词.其后若接名词或代词作宾语,应借助介词 to.如：

He replied that he had changed his mind. 他回答说他改变了主意.

He didn’t answer [reply to] my question. 他没有回答我的问题.

比较下面两句：

He did not know what to reply. 他不知道回答什么(即：用什么回答).

He did not know what to reply to. 他不知道回答什么问题(即：对什么作回答).

3. answer 除表示“回答”外,还可表示接听(电话)或对门铃等声响作出反应等(常与 telephone, door, bell, door-bell 等连用).但 reply 不能这样用.如：

Who answered the telephone? 谁接的电话?

A little girl answered the door. 一个小女孩应声去开门.

Nobody answered my call for help. 没有人理会我的呼救.

4. 两者除用作动词外,都可用作名词.要表示“对……的回答(答复,答案)”等,其后均接介词 to (不用 of).如：

Have you had an answer to your letter? 你寄出的信有回音没有?

I received no reply to my request. 我的要求没有收到任何答复.

reply

vi.

1. 回答,答复[(+to)]

They did not reply to our new proposal.

他们对我们的新建议没有作出答复。

He has not yet replied to my question.

他还没有回答我的问题。

2. (以行动)答复;回击

They replied to the enemy's fire with a barrage.

他们用一阵炮火回击敌人的射击。

3. 反响,回应

4. (原告对被告的抗辩)进行驳复,答辩

vt.

1. 答复[+(that)]

She replied that she was happy to accept our invitation.

她回复说她很高兴接受我们的邀请。

I did not know what to reply.

我不知道怎么回答好。

n.

1. 回答,答复[C][(+to)]

What did you say in reply to her request?

在答复她的请求时你是怎么说的?

answer

n.[C][(+to)]

1. 回答;答复;复信

I'm waiting for an answer to my letter.

我正在等候回信。

2. 答案;解决办法

What's the correct answer to this arithmetic question?

这道算术难题的正确答案是什么?

3. 反应

He said good night to her but she gave no answer.

他向她道晚安,而她却毫无反应。

4. 对等的人;对应物

He's said to be China's answer to Sherlock Holmes.

他被认为是中国的福尔摩斯。

vt.

1. 回答;答复

Ann asked many questions and I did my best to answer them.

安妮问了许多问题,我尽可能地回答。

2. 回答说;答道[+that]

He answered that he knew nothing about it.

他答道他不知道这件事。

3. 接(电话);应(门)

Who answered the telephone?

谁接的电话?

4. 符合,与...相符

Her qualifications answer the requirements of the job.

她的资历符合该项工作的要求。

5. 合乎;满足

The room will answer our needs well.

这房间很适合我们的需要。

vi.

1. 回答;答复

I knocked at the door but no one answered.

我敲了门,但无人应答。

2. 答辩

How would you answer the criticism made of your work?

你对针对你的工作提出的批评作何辩解?

3. 适用;符合

He answers to your description.

他与你的描述相符。

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