allow与permit的区别

allow指允许某人做某事,给予某人权力或特权,常含有听任、默认、不加阻止,不按常规行事的意思

  1. The teacher allowed us to leave school early. 老师允许我们早点离校。
  2. Smoking is not allowed in the lecture hall. 讲演厅不许吸烟。

注意:

  • allow后的宾补要用带to的不定式,不用doing。
  • allow后无人称代词时,要用doing,不用带to的不定式。

I allowed him to do it.(正)

I allowed him doing it.(误)

My parents don't allow smoking.(正)

My parents don't allow to smoke.(误)

permit意允许、准许,通常可与allow通用,含有积极的正面意义,多用于正式场合,指给予做某事的权利

  1. The doctor does not permit me to stay up late. 大夫不允许我熬夜太晚。
  2. Smoking is not permitted/allowed here. 此地不准吸烟。

注意:

permit较allow正式。 在表示客气的请求时,主语是you应用permit,以表示下级对上级、幼辈对长辈尊敬的请求; 若主语用I,则应用allow的被动形式。

Will you permit me to use this knife?=May I be allowed to use this knife, please?

你允许我用这把刀吗?


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