浅谈英文中几个点睛之词

每个人的语言储备库里，都有一个“舒适区”（comfort zone） 里面贮藏着平时用惯的一批语汇，某种句型，某种文风。它的好处是：容易形成自己独特的风格。短处是：缺乏新意，容易让人产生似曾相识的审美疲劳。

英语中有若干平时不甚常用的词汇，可以在适当的时候用于替换同义的普通词汇，顿时有画龙点睛之效，让人耳目一新。举例如下：

1. Albeit(可取代though, even though):

They’re an attempt, albeit through humor, to bring at least some semblance of order to a world gone haywire.

Albeit  difficult, the job is getting done.

2. Notwithstanding(可取代despite, in spite of):

Notwithstanding some major financial problems, the school has had a successful year.

They went ahead, public opposition notwithstanding.

Hence(可取代resulting in, therefore  from now):

We suspect they are trying to hide something, hence the need for an independent inquiry.

The sports meet will be held three days hence.

Inter alia(可取代among others):

He stated, inter alia, that international cooperation and coordination for implementation are major features of the WHO FCTC.

Vice versa(可取代or the other way round):

A man of high birth may be of low worth and vice versa.

“寻常一样窗前月，才有梅花便不同。”同理，寻常一样普通句子，才有几个点睛的词汇，整个句子的口感就完全不同。