請問incur與occur意義上的差別 ?

Question

incur跟occur在意思上都有 " 發生 " 的意思

但是在使用上是否有不同狀況與場合的差別呢 ?

懇請英文達人指教

Answer 1

對我來說，

incur = 導致某某事情發生，重點在「導致」；是一個consequence（因果）。
例：incur a penalty
造句：Due to Billy's incompetence, the whole team incurred the penalty of sacrificed lunch breaks and extended working hours, just so that the project deadline could be met.

occur = 某某事情發生，不需要原因。
例：an unexplainable occurence
造句：The policeman was taking witness statements of what occurred at the scene of the unfortunate accident between a cyclist and dump truck.

occur還有一個用法： occur to one self = 突然想起
造句：Whilst walking home in the rain one day, it suddenly occurred to me that I hadn't taken a shower in days.

Answer 2

incur與 occur意義上的差別 ?

1. " incur" 意思應該是 " (自身)招致, 受到, 蒙受"

★ incur : to become liable or subject to through one's own action

例如: He incurred her hatred (他受到她的厭惡).


2. incur "沒有"發生的意思, 所以與 occur 不同,
incur意思反而較接近 suffer


可參考: http://encarta.msn.com/thesaurus_561577167/incur.html

3. occur = happen (發生)

可參考: http://encarta.msn.com/thesaurus_/occur.html


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