Allude 与 Elude的不同以及用法详解

我经常被问到另一组单词的区别，就是Allude和Elude。即使这两个词不是一组同音字，仍然很难区分。它们的拼写相对相似，都在拉丁语中共享相同的词根ludere（to play的意思），而且它们的音色也非常相似。尽管有这些相似地方，但它们实际上具有截然不同的含义。

##何时使用Allude？

Allude是动词，表示进行间接的提醒（暗示）（suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at.）。例如，

* She kept alluding to him but would never say his name.
* The politician alluded to the recession by saying, “We’ve all had to make cuts.”

如您所见，Allude to（某物）是为了引起注意或暗示某些东西，而不仅仅是简单或直接地陈述它。 Allude是对某事的简短提及。

当使用直接引用更好时（即有直接提及或引用的地方），您应避免使用Allude。

##何时使用Elude？

Elude也是动词，意思是通常以熟练的方式逃避（避开危险，敌人或追击者）（evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer)。例如，

* The robbers eluded the police by ducking into a dark alley.
* They eluded the zombies through their wit and survival training.

Elude也可以应用于思想或事实，以逃避某种记忆或理解。

* This scientific theory has always eluded me.
* The only thing that eludes him is a championship ring.

如您所见，Elude和Allude的定义几乎没有联系。

####记住区别

我记得Elude与Allude的方式是看他们的第一个字母。

Elude以E开头，Escape也是如此。 Elude是逃避。

Allude以A开头，Absent也是如此。并且Allude是间接引用，absent是直接引用。

####测验和句子示例

1. The deer ______ the hunters with its artful run.
2. After coming back to work, she ______ to her health problems but wasn’t specific.
3. He was able to ______ arrest with the help of his lawyer.
4. I tried to ______ to this earlier, but no one caught on.
5. Courage is something that ______ him.

答案在下面，

####总结

请务必将这些单词分开，因为它们的含义没有共同之处，如果将它们混在一起，可能会给读者带来理解上的困扰。

Allude表示间接引起注意或暗示。

Elude意味着逃避捕获，逃避记忆。

####答案

1. Eluded
2. Alluded
3. Elude
4. Allude
5. Eludes