总体区别:
1、词性:
weather可作名词、动词、形容词;
climate只有名词词性。
2、词义:
weather用于表示天气、气象,指某地某天的具体天气情况,如阴晴、降水、气温、风力、风向等。;
climate主要是表示气候、风气,氛围。指某一地区总的气候情况,如干旱、湿润、温度、凉爽等。
3、用法:
weather用来表示某个地区的天气情况;而climate表示某个地区的气候状况。表示天气的时候、时间性不一样:weather(天气)则指某特定日子的天气情况;而climate(气候)指一个地方长期的较为固定的气候状态
4、侧重点:
weather侧重表示天气(如阴晴、降水、气温);而climate侧重于表示某地的气候(如干旱、湿润、温度)。
weather含义
1、作名词的时候,表示:天气、气象;气象预报;恶劣天气,刮风(天气),暴雨(天气); 潮湿的冷空气; <海>上风面,向风侧。
2、作动词的时候,表示:
(因受风吹、日晒、雨淋等,使)退色,变色,变形;经受住,平安地渡过(困难); 航行到…的上风;安全绕过;使(屋面等)倾斜(以利排去雨水); 风干,风化,受风蚀;经受风雨,耐久。
3、作形容词的时候,表示:<海>上风的,向风一侧的;露天的。
请看经典例句:
The weather was very kind to us.
天气非常宜人。
The weather was hot, without a breath of wind.
天气炎热,连一丝风都没有。
Let's hope we have good weather tomorrow.
希望明天是个好天。
The coast road is closed due to bad weather.
由于天气恶劣,滨海公路暂时封闭。
We can't count on the good weather lasting.
我们不能指望这样好的天气会持久。
You should go outdoors in such fine weather.
天气这么好,你真该到户外去走一走。
The weather was warm for the time of year.
在一年的这个时节这天气算是暖和的了。
I'm not going out in this weather!
这种天气我不会出门的!
We have fine weather today.
今天天气很好。
There's going to be a change in the weather.
天气将有变化。
The bad weather is causing problems for many farmers.
恶劣的天气给许多农民造成了困难。
The weather is very changeable at this time of year.
年年在这个时候天气都变化无常。
What was the weather like on your vacation?
你们去度假时天气怎么样?
Did you have good weather on your trip?
你旅途中天气好吗?
The bad weather added a further complication to our journey.
恶劣的天气给我们的旅行增加了更多的困难。
The bad weather notwithstanding, the event was a great success.
尽管天气恶劣,活动还是取得了巨大的成功。
The weather is very changeable at the moment.
现时天气变化无常。
We'll have the party outside, weather permitting (= if it doesn't rain) .
天气允许的话,我们就在室外举行这次聚会。
Her face was weathered by the sun.
她的脸晒黑了。
The company just managed to weather the recession.
这家公司勉强渡过了衰退期。
The company has weathered the recession.
这家公司从经济萧条中挺了过来。
She refuses to resign, intending to weather the storm (= wait until the situation improves again) .
她拒绝辞职,想要经受住这次风暴的考验。
Street committees keep a weather eye on the families in their district.
街道委员会留意所辖区域内的家家户户。(keep a weather eye on sb/sth对…随时留意;对…小心提防)
climate
一、含义
名词,含义是:气候;气候区;倾向;思潮;风气;环境气氛,氛围。气候指某一地区总的气候情况,如干旱、湿润、温度、凉爽等;另外要注意它的引申含义。
请看经典例句:
The area is famous for its very mild winter climate.
这个地区因冬季气候十分温和而著名。
The climate in this region is unwholesome.
这个地区的气候于健康不利。
This area of France has a pleasing climate in August.
法国的这一地区在8月份气候宜人。