词汇对比与辨析

核心差别

intangible 强调指无法触摸或难以具体感知的事物,abstract 则侧重abstract 作为形容词指抽象的或深奥的

使用场景对比

对比方面intangibleabstract
核心含义指无法触摸或难以具体感知的事物,如情感、权利或资产,常用于形容抽象概念。abstract 作为形容词指抽象的或深奥的,作为名词指摘要或抽象概念,作为动词指提炼或使抽象化。
词性形容词名词、形容词、动词
使用语域常作定语修饰名词,如'intangible asset'(无形资产),或作表语描述主语性质,如'The feeling is intangible.'(这种感觉难以捉摸)。作为形容词时,常用于描述概念、艺术或思想,如 'abstract idea';作为名词时,常与 'write' 或 'submit' 搭配,如 'write an abstract';作为动词时,常与 'from' 连用,表示从某物中提取,如 'abstract information from a report'。

对比例句

intangible

The joy of friendship is intangible but very real.

友谊的快乐是无形的,但非常真实。

intangible

She felt an intangible sense of unease before the meeting.

会议前,她感到一种难以名状的不安。

abstract

I find abstract art hard to understand because it doesn't show real objects.

我觉得抽象艺术很难理解,因为它不展示真实物体。

abstract

Can you write an abstract for your essay before submitting it?

你提交论文前能写个摘要吗?

常见误用提醒

使用 intangible:The idea is very intangible to understand. → The idea is very hard to understand because it's intangible. (错误:'intangible'本身描述抽象性,不直接与'to understand'搭配表示难度。正确:用'because'从句解释原因,或改用'abstract'或'hard to grasp'。)

使用 intangible:He has many intangible things in his mind. → He has many intangible thoughts or feelings in his mind. (错误:'things'过于笼统,在正式语境中不够准确。正确:具体说明如'thoughts'(想法)或'feelings'(情感),使表达更清晰。)

使用 abstract:He abstract the main points from the book. → He abstracted the main points from the book. (错误在于动词时态不正确,'abstract' 作为动词时,过去式应为 'abstracted',表示已完成的动作。)