英式英语VS美式英语(拼写区别)

2021年1月25日发(作者：多多包涵)

There are some well-known spelling differences between British English and American English. Many
of
these
spelling
differences
result
from
French
influence
on
English.
British
English
has
a
tendency
to keep the spelling of many words of French origin. Americans try to spell words more closely to
the way they sound phonetically and they tend to omit some letters.
The general spelling differences between British and American English are listed below.
British
-our
vs. American
-or

difference
arm
our

arm
or

behavi
our

behavi
or

col
our

col
or

fav
our
ite
fav
or
ite
flav
our

flav
or

harb
our

harb
or

hon
our

hon
or

hum
our

hum
or

lab
our

lab
or

neighb
our

neighb
or

rum
our

rum
or

savi
our

savi
or


British
-se
vs. American
-ze

difference*
anal
yse

anal
yze

apolog
ise

apolog
ize

appet
iser

appet
izer

catal
yse

catal
yze

civil
ise
,
civil
ize
,
civil
is
ation
civil
iz
ation
colon
ise
,
colon
ize
,
colon
is
ation
colon
iz
ation
critic
ise

critic
ize

emphas
ise

emphas
ize

British
-re
vs. American
-er

difference
amphitheat
re

amphitheat
er

centimet
re

centimet
er

cent
re

cent
er

fib
re

fib
er

kilomet
re

kilomet
er

lit
re

lit
er

lust
re

lust
er

louv
re

louv
er

manoeuv
re

maneuv
er

met
re

met
er

spect
re

spect
er

theat
re

theat
er


British
-l
vs. American
-ll

difference
enro
l
ment
enro
ll
ment
fulfi
l

fulfi
ll

insta
l
ment
insta
ll
ment
ski
l
ful
ski
ll
ful

British
-ll
vs. American
-l

difference
counse
ll
or
counse
l
or
fue
ll
ed
fue
l
ed
trave
ll
ing
trave
l
ing
British
-ae
/
-oe
/
-oeu
vs.
American
-e
/
-o
/
-eu
difference
arch
ae
ology
arch
e
ology
gyn
ae
cology
gyn
e
cology
leuk
ae
mia
leuk
e
mia
man
oeu
vre
man
eu
ver
medi
ae
val
medi
e
val
mement
oe
s
mement
o
s
oe
strogen
e
strogen
orthop
ae
dic
orthop
e
dic
p
ae
diatric
p
e
diatric
pal
ae
ontology
pal
e
ontology
tox
ae
mia
tox
e
mia
British
-ogue

vs.
American
-og
difference
anal
ogue

anal
og

catal
ogue

catal
og

dial
ogue

dial
og

monol
ogue

monol
og


British
–
ence
vs.
American
-ense
difference
def
ence
*
def
ense

lic
ence

lic
ense

(
noun
)
(
both