英式英语和美式英语是如何出现的（英式及美式英语中对于同一事物的不同用词）

词语 English American

places

公寓 flat apartment

诊所 surgery doctor‘s office

电梯 lift elevator

走廊 passage hall, hallway

邮筒 pillar box mailbox

电影院 cinema movies

单间公寓 bed-sitter studio

立交桥 flyover overpass

高速公路 motorway parkway

人行横道 zebra crossing pedestrian crossing

商店 shop store

地铁 tube, underground subway

厕所 lavatory toilet (bathroom)

庭院 garden yard

Useful Objects

电筒 torch flashlight

垃圾箱 dustbin garbage can, trash can

包裹 parcel package

购物袋 carrier bag shopping bag

炉 cooker stove

Food

罐头 tin can

糖果 sweets candy

甜点心 biscuit (sweet) cookie

油炸土豆条 chips French fries

油炸土豆片 crisps potato chips

蔬菜水果店 greengrocer‘s fruit and vegetable store

Personal Items

(发式）刘海 fringe bangs

长裤 trousers pants

紧身裤 tights pantyhose

雨衣 mac (mackintosh) raincoat

裤子背带 braces suspenders

高领绒衣 poloneck turtleneck

背心 waistcoat vest

汗衫 vest undershirt

People

研究生 postgraduate student graduate student

家伙，小伙子 chap, fellow guy

巡警 constable patrolman

警察（俚） bobby cop, policeman

售货员 shop assistant salesperson (-girl, -man)

Car Parts

挡风玻璃 windscreen windshield

轮胎 tyre tire

挡泥板 wing fender

指示灯 indicator light left/ right-turn light

侧视镜 wing mirror side-view mirror

牌照号码 registration number license number

牌照 number plate license plate

油箱 petrol tank gas tank

消声器 silencer muffler

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