一 port: a place where ships load and unload goods 港口、港市、口岸二 harbor:an area of water on the coast, protected from the open sea by strong walls, where ships can shelter 海港、港口、港湾 两词的具体区别不大: port和harbor都是船舶停靠的地方. harbor提供避风,安全停靠的功能;port提供卸货,装货的功能 harbor主要服务渔业,而port服务商业三 wharf:a flat structure built beside the sea or a river where boats can be tied up and goods unload 码头(码头又称渡头,是一条由岸边伸往水中的长堤,也可能只是 一排由岸上伸入水中的楼梯)四 gulf:a large area of sea that is partly surrounded by land 海湾 the Gulf of Mexico 五 bay:海湾、湖湾(多为半圆形),与gulf区别不大六 marina:小艇码头、小艇船坞七 berth:停泊处、泊位
1.harbor是港口,天然的或者是人工挖的,内部开阔,口窄小,这样里面的船可以躲开海浪。wharf是用来在港口里或者河岸上固定平台,让船停靠的。2.感觉区别不大,字典中解释也基本相同,都可以指居住在某地的人或者是动物。查了下外国人的讨论,也是这样的。参考:http://www.englishforums.com/English/TenantResidentCitizenInhabitant-Dweller/cjpqh/post.htmhttp://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=15992993.区别也不大,一般情况下可以混用。不过在某些特殊情况下,各有自己的含义,比如在一些法律文件中:https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=169.011Subd. 6.Bicycle path."Bicycle path" means a bicycle facility designed for exclusive or preferential use by persons using bicycles and constructed or developed separately from the roadway or shoulder.专门用来使用自行车的路,叫做pathSubd. 7.Bicycle route.The term "bicycle route" means a roadway or shoulder signed to encourage bicycle use.有标志支持自行车使用的,叫做routeSubd. 8.Bicycle trail."Bicycle trail" means a bicycle route or bicycle path developed by the commissioner of natural resources under section 85.016.由commissioner of natural resources依照 section 85.016建造的route和path,叫做trail所以我认为,这些细微的区分只有对相关专业人士才有区别,平时使用的时候可以进行同义替换。