英式拼写和美式拼写的区别总结

2021年1月25日发(作者：肛)

There are several areas in which British and American spelling are different. The
differences often come about
bec
ause British English has tended to keep the
spelling of words it has absorbed from other languages (e.g. French), while
American English has adapted the spelling to reflect the way that the words
actually sound when they're spoken.
英式
英语
和美式英语的拼写在某些地方不尽相同。
原因是英 式英语更倾向于保留外来语
（如
法语
）的拼写，而美式英语的拼写反映了
单词
的实际发音。

If you're writing for British readers, you should only use British spellings. In one
or two cases, the preferred American spellings are acceptable in British English
as well, especially the -ize/-ization endings. While you can use both the
-ise/-isation or the -ize/ization endings in British English, it's important to stick
to one style or the other throughout the same piece of writing.
如果你的读者是英 国人，
那么就应该使用英式拼写。
偶尔几种美式拼写也能被英式英语接受，
特别是以< br>-ize/-ization
结尾的单词。英式英语中可以使用以
-ise/-isat ion
或
-ize/ization
结尾的单词，但重要的是在一篇文章内保持同一种 拼写方式。

Here are the main ways in which British and American spelling are different.
以下是英式和美式拼写的主要不同。

Words ending in
–
re

以
-re
结尾的
单词

British English words that end in -re often end in -er in American English:
英式
英语
中以
-re
结尾的单词通常在美式英语中以
-er
结尾。

British
centre
fibre
litre
theatre
US
center
fiber
liter
theater or theatre
Words ending in
–
our

以
-our
结尾的
单词

British English words ending in -our usually end in -or in American English:
英式
英语
中以
-our
结尾的单词通常在美式英语中以
-or
结尾。

British
colour
flavour
humour

US
color
flavor
humor

labour
labor
Words ending in -ize or
–
ise

以
ize
或
ise
结尾的
单词

Verbs in British English that can be spelled with either -ize or -ise at the end are
always spelled with -ize at the end in American English:
英式
英语
中以
-ize
或
-ise
结尾的动词都是 合乎拼写规则的。但在美式英语中，它们总是以
-ize
结尾。

British
apologize or
apologise
US
apologize
organize or organise
organize
recognize or
recognise
recognize
Words ending in
–
yse

以
-yse
结尾的
单词

Verbs in British English that end in -yse are always spelled -yze in American
English:
英式
英语
中以
-yse
结尾的单词在美式英语中总是以
-yze
结尾。

British
analyse
breathalyse
paralyse
US
analyze
breathalyze
paralyze
Words ending in a vowel plus l

以元音
+l
结尾的
单词

In British spelling, verbs ending in a vowel plus l double the l when adding
endings that begin with a vowel. In American English, the l is not doubled:
英式
英语
中，
在以元音
+l
结尾的单词 后面加上由元音开始的后缀时，
l
要重复
1
次。
美式英
语则 没有这一要求。

British
travel
travelled
traveller

US
travel
traveled
traveler