2013年4月30日 星期二

contemporary and contemporaneous


Contemporaneous
     formal happening or done in the same period of time [= contemporary]

Contemporary
    1 belonging to the present time [= modern]
   2 happening or done in the same period of time
    E.g. contemporary with

2013年4月9日 星期二

Notably vs. Particularly


[from Longman dictionary]
Notably: 1. Used to say that a person or thing is a typical example or the most important example of something; 2. formal - in a way that is clearly different, important, or unusual
     E.g. 1. Emigration has notably increased over the past five years.
     E.g. 2. Notably absent from his statement was any hint of an apolog


Particularly: more than usual or more than others

     E.g. 1. The restaurant is particularly popular with young people.
             2. We are hoping to expand our business, particularly in Europe.