Stationary 和stationery有着详尽的发音和拼写，但是却有不同的含义，你知道它们的区别吗?

　　先看看下面的句子吧

　　The band has launched a range of personalized stationery for fans.

　　乐队为球迷推出了一系列个性化的文具。

　　The depression remained stationary near the north-west coast of Mexico.

　　在墨西哥的西北海岸大萧条仍在持续。

　　We’re opening a new book and stationery shop.

　　我们开了一家新的书店和文具店。

　　Some birds can stay stationary in the air for several minutes.

　　有些鸟可以静止在空中停留几分钟。

　　The key to understanding the distinction between these two words is to know what each one means and to be aware of the role they play in a sentence (that is, their part of speech or word class).

　　理解这两个词之间的区别的关键是知道每一个词的意思，了解每个单词在句子中扮演的角色(即它们的词性)。

　　Stationary

　　This word is an adjective, and in general use, it means ‘not moving, or not meant to move’:

　　Stationary一般作形容词使用，表示“不动的、静止的”：

　　It is difficult for me to sit stationary for long periods.

　　我很难长时间不动。

　　He drove the car in a negligent way and hit a stationary lorry.

　　他开车时一疏忽撞到了静止的卡车上。

　　When people think of shooting for sport, they visualize competitors firing at stationary targets.

　　当人们想到射击运动，他们想象竞赛者向固定目标开火。

　　There are two specialized meanings of stationary, related to stability or lack of movement:

　　Stationary还有两个特有的固定的意义，与稳定性或缺乏运动有关:

　　Not changing in quantity or condition:在数量和条件上不变：

　　population estimates did not differ over time; therefore, we constructed a life table under the assumption of a stationary

　　人口估测没有随着时间改变;因此，我们在假设静止下构建了一个生命统计表。

　　(In Astronomy, referring to a planet) having no apparent motion or longitude: 在天文学中指地球等没有明显地运动：

　　after being retrograde since July, the planet appears stationary on the 30th.

　　7月逆行以来，地球似乎在30日静止。

　　Stationery

　　This is a noun, with two meanings, both related to paper goods:

　　Stationery 是名词，有两种含义，都和纸制品有关：

　　Items such as paper, pens, folders, notebooks, etc. used in an office:

　　文具：物品如纸、笔、文件夹、笔记本、等在办公室使用:

　　We supply office stationery for all types of companies and corporations.

　　我们提供所有类型的公司和企业办公文具。

　　Specially designed and printed notepaper, envelopes, invitations, etc.:

　　特别设计或打印的信纸、信封、邀请函、等等。

　　They created an emblem that was incorporated throughout the wedding stationery.

　　他们设计了一个符号印在婚礼邀请函上。

　　后缀小知识：

　　Words ending in –ary

　　以-ary结尾的词可以是：

　　nouns (e.g. boundary, anniversary, dictionary)

　　名词(边界，周年纪念日，字典)

　　adjectives (e.g. ordinary, customary, honorary)

　　形容词(普通的，习惯的，荣誉的)

　　Words ending in –ory

　　以-ory结尾的词可以是：

　　nouns (e.g. category, history, promontory)

　　名词(类别，历史，海角)

　　adjectives (e.g. derogatory, satisfactory, derisory).

　　形容词(贬义的，满意的，嘲笑的)

　　Words ending in –ery

　　以-ery结尾的词：

　　These words are nearly always nouns. They’re often related to words ending in -er: so, brewery and brewer; pottery and potter; bakery and baker.

　　一般作名词。他们通常和er结尾的单词有关：例如：啤酒厂和啤酒制造者;陶器和陶艺家，面包店和面包师。

（编辑：何莹莹）