Ingenious and Ingenuous are distinct from each other and are not synonyms.
Ingenious means characterized by cleverness or cleverly inventive :
contriving new explanations or methods, an Ingenious device,Ingenious designers.
Ingenuous means candid or innocent:
An ingenuous and sincere statement. A thug with ingenuous eyes of a choirboy.
Monday, August 3, 2009
Ways of saying sb is not injured
Unhurt
- He escaped unhurt from the explosion.
- The abducted boy was found unhurt in Kenya.
Unharmed
Without being injured.
- Many thought she was dead,but she was found unharmed.
- Surprisingly, she remained unharmed from the fall.
Unscathed
Without injuries or damages by something.
be, be left, emerge,come out, escape, get away, remain, survive, walk away.
- We all escaped unscathed.
- The soldier walked away from the explosion unscathed.
- The company came through the crisis apparently unscathed.
- The town center was left unscathed by the riots.
remarkably , completely, entirely, totally.
- Miraculously, the house remained entirely unscathed.
Come to no harm/Not come to any harm
(of someone,something)Not to be hurt or damaged.
- There is always a lifeguard to ensure that no one comes to any harm...
- I don't particularly like him,but I certainly don't wish him any harm.
Without a scratch
Without being damaged or injured
survive,emerged,escaped,come thorough,walk away
- He walked away from the accident without a scratch.
- They emerged from the wreckage without any scratch.
- He escaped from the fighting scene without a scratch.
In your piece
If someone or something is still in one piece after a dangerous journey or experience, they are safe and not damaged or hurt.
- After the terrible accident, I was surprised to see them in their piece.
- He came back from the dangerous mission alive and in one piece.
Walk away from
To come out of an accident or very bad situation without being harmed.
- Miraculously, both drivers walked away without a scratch.
- Most of the passengers walked away from the crash .
- He escaped unhurt from the explosion.
- The abducted boy was found unhurt in Kenya.
Unharmed
Without being injured.
- Many thought she was dead,but she was found unharmed.
- Surprisingly, she remained unharmed from the fall.
Unscathed
Without injuries or damages by something.
be, be left, emerge,come out, escape, get away, remain, survive, walk away.
- We all escaped unscathed.
- The soldier walked away from the explosion unscathed.
- The company came through the crisis apparently unscathed.
- The town center was left unscathed by the riots.
remarkably , completely, entirely, totally.
- Miraculously, the house remained entirely unscathed.
Come to no harm/Not come to any harm
(of someone,something)Not to be hurt or damaged.
- There is always a lifeguard to ensure that no one comes to any harm...
- I don't particularly like him,but I certainly don't wish him any harm.
Without a scratch
Without being damaged or injured
survive,emerged,escaped,come thorough,walk away
- He walked away from the accident without a scratch.
- They emerged from the wreckage without any scratch.
- He escaped from the fighting scene without a scratch.
In your piece
If someone or something is still in one piece after a dangerous journey or experience, they are safe and not damaged or hurt.
- After the terrible accident, I was surprised to see them in their piece.
- He came back from the dangerous mission alive and in one piece.
Walk away from
To come out of an accident or very bad situation without being harmed.
- Miraculously, both drivers walked away without a scratch.
- Most of the passengers walked away from the crash .
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Not know what is happening or what the situation is
1-I don’t know what,why,where...
Not to have any information about something.
- I don't know why the event happened.
- I don't know where he has gone.
- We know nothing about his whereabouts.
2-I wonder what,why, where ...
You are curious about current location,situation,condition of someone or something.
- I wonder where he has gone.
- We wonder why he hasn't come.
- I wonder whether he could find a good job.
- I wonder how he can live on without any hope in his life.
3-I have no idea what,why,where...
If you have an idea of something, you know about it to some extent.
- Where's Bob? I have no idea.(I don't know.)
- I've got a pretty good idea why he left early.
- Do you have any idea what he looks like.
- No one has any real idea how much the company will make next year.
- They had no idea what time they were supposed to arrive.
- Not have the slightest/faintest/foggiest/remotest idea (=not know at all): He didn't have the slightest idea of how she really felt.
4-I have no clue what,why,where ...
You do not know or understand or how to do something :
- Do you know where St. Paul Street is? I'm sorry, I don't have a clue.
- I don’t have a clue where she lives.
- I had no clue what he meant.
- Do you know how to switch this thing off?' 'I haven't a clue.'
- Until I arrived here, I hadn't got a clue what I was going to say to her.
5-I have no lead where he is .
This would no be heard in American English. 'A lead' is a clue or a piece of information that will 'lead' you to solve a crime or , a puzzle, a problem.
- The police say they are following several leads in their search for the robbers.
- They have no leads how the deaths happened.
- The inquiry team is also following up possible leads after receiving 400 calls from the public.
6- It beats me what,why,where...
Used to say something that you find it surprising and you do not know it or cannot understand or explain it.
- It beats me where the guys have gone.
- It beats me how the people can afford to spend so much money.
References:
Longman Activator
MacMilan Dictionary
Cambridge Dictionary
Collins Cobuild-Leicon
Not to have any information about something.
- I don't know why the event happened.
- I don't know where he has gone.
- We know nothing about his whereabouts.
2-I wonder what,why, where ...
You are curious about current location,situation,condition of someone or something.
- I wonder where he has gone.
- We wonder why he hasn't come.
- I wonder whether he could find a good job.
- I wonder how he can live on without any hope in his life.
3-I have no idea what,why,where...
If you have an idea of something, you know about it to some extent.
- Where's Bob? I have no idea.(I don't know.)
- I've got a pretty good idea why he left early.
- Do you have any idea what he looks like.
- No one has any real idea how much the company will make next year.
- They had no idea what time they were supposed to arrive.
- Not have the slightest/faintest/foggiest/remotest idea (=not know at all): He didn't have the slightest idea of how she really felt.
4-I have no clue what,why,where ...
You do not know or understand or how to do something :
- Do you know where St. Paul Street is? I'm sorry, I don't have a clue.
- I don’t have a clue where she lives.
- I had no clue what he meant.
- Do you know how to switch this thing off?' 'I haven't a clue.'
- Until I arrived here, I hadn't got a clue what I was going to say to her.
5-I have no lead where he is .
This would no be heard in American English. 'A lead' is a clue or a piece of information that will 'lead' you to solve a crime or , a puzzle, a problem.
- The police say they are following several leads in their search for the robbers.
- They have no leads how the deaths happened.
- The inquiry team is also following up possible leads after receiving 400 calls from the public.
6- It beats me what,why,where...
Used to say something that you find it surprising and you do not know it or cannot understand or explain it.
- It beats me where the guys have gone.
- It beats me how the people can afford to spend so much money.
References:
Longman Activator
MacMilan Dictionary
Cambridge Dictionary
Collins Cobuild-Leicon
To become injured in an accident or fight
Be injured
- He was injured in the flight.
- His foot will be injured if you walk like this.
- They got injured because they were not careful.
Be hurt
To be damaged physically in an accident, attack,...
- Hundreds of people were killed and Thousands were hurt in the conflicts.
- He was seriously/slightly/severely/badly hurt in the explosion.
Be wounded
To be injured especially by a weapon, knife, bomb,...
- Ten people were wounded in the war yesterday.
- He was badly, critically, gravely, grievously, seriously, severely , fatally, mortally wounded after an unknown man shot him.
Be bleeding
To loss blood from a cut especially as a result of injury .
- His hand was bleeding.
- He almost bled to death after the bullet severed an artery.
- He fell down and his head was bleeding badly,terribly heavily, profusely,copiously .
- I wonder why sometimes my nose bleeds easily.
Get hurt
To be injured as a result of doing something dangerous.
- He got hurt seriously jumping out of a four- floor building.
- A lot of workers get hurt in mining accidents annually.
Sustain an injury
A formal expression meaning to be injured .Receive an injury is an equivalent expression with less formality.
- Ten people received/sustained injuries in the car crash.
- Surprisingly,nobody received/sustained injuries in the fight.
- He was injured in the flight.
- His foot will be injured if you walk like this.
- They got injured because they were not careful.
Be hurt
To be damaged physically in an accident, attack,...
- Hundreds of people were killed and Thousands were hurt in the conflicts.
- He was seriously/slightly/severely/badly hurt in the explosion.
Be wounded
To be injured especially by a weapon, knife, bomb,...
- Ten people were wounded in the war yesterday.
- He was badly, critically, gravely, grievously, seriously, severely , fatally, mortally wounded after an unknown man shot him.
Be bleeding
To loss blood from a cut especially as a result of injury .
- His hand was bleeding.
- He almost bled to death after the bullet severed an artery.
- He fell down and his head was bleeding badly,terribly heavily, profusely,copiously .
- I wonder why sometimes my nose bleeds easily.
Get hurt
To be injured as a result of doing something dangerous.
- He got hurt seriously jumping out of a four- floor building.
- A lot of workers get hurt in mining accidents annually.
Sustain an injury
A formal expression meaning to be injured .Receive an injury is an equivalent expression with less formality.
- Ten people received/sustained injuries in the car crash.
- Surprisingly,nobody received/sustained injuries in the fight.
Ing form vs. Infinitive
I remembered to fill out the form. = I remembered that I was to fill out the form and then did so .
I remembered filling out the form. = I remembered that I had filled out the form.
I forgot to go to the bank.=I forgot that I was to go to the bank and therefore did not do so.
I forgot (about) going to the bank-rare without about.=I forgot that I went to the bank or …that I should have gone.
I regret to tell you that john stole it.= I regret that I ‘m about to tell you that john stole it.
I regret telling you that john stole it. = I regret that I told you that john stole it or that I am now telling you.
Sheila tried to bribe the jailer.=Sheila attempted an act of bribing but did not manage it
Sheila tried bribing the jailer.=Sheila actually did bribe the jailer but without necessarily achieving what she wanted.
Brian loathed to live in the country.= Brian could exercise choice about where to live.
Brian loathed living in the country.= Brian actually did live in the country and probably had no choice.
With would loath, the infinitive is just as acceptable as the ing participle.
Ali stopped to eat his sandwich. = Ali stopped in order to eat his sandwich.
Ali stopped eating his sandwich. = Ali didn't eat his sandwich any longer.
I hate the clock to chime just when I’m going to sleep. (a single chime)
I hate the clock chiming all night long. (a continual chiming)
- Bob went on talking about his new job until the light went out.(Continue)
- Bob stopped talking about his new job and went on to tell us about his future plans.(Change of activity)
- If you want to get the job, it will mean wasting your time.(To involve,To result in sth)
- If you mean to get the job, it will involve not to waste your time.( intend)
- Continue to do something' suggests you have first stopped as in: We stopped when we heard the explosion and after that we continued to work.
- Continue doing something' suggests you don't stop but carry on with what you were doing as in: We heard the explosion but still continued working.
I remembered filling out the form. = I remembered that I had filled out the form.
I forgot to go to the bank.=I forgot that I was to go to the bank and therefore did not do so.
I forgot (about) going to the bank-rare without about.=I forgot that I went to the bank or …that I should have gone.
I regret to tell you that john stole it.= I regret that I ‘m about to tell you that john stole it.
I regret telling you that john stole it. = I regret that I told you that john stole it or that I am now telling you.
Sheila tried to bribe the jailer.=Sheila attempted an act of bribing but did not manage it
Sheila tried bribing the jailer.=Sheila actually did bribe the jailer but without necessarily achieving what she wanted.
Brian loathed to live in the country.= Brian could exercise choice about where to live.
Brian loathed living in the country.= Brian actually did live in the country and probably had no choice.
With would loath, the infinitive is just as acceptable as the ing participle.
Ali stopped to eat his sandwich. = Ali stopped in order to eat his sandwich.
Ali stopped eating his sandwich. = Ali didn't eat his sandwich any longer.
I hate the clock to chime just when I’m going to sleep. (a single chime)
I hate the clock chiming all night long. (a continual chiming)
- Bob went on talking about his new job until the light went out.(Continue)
- Bob stopped talking about his new job and went on to tell us about his future plans.(Change of activity)
- If you want to get the job, it will mean wasting your time.(To involve,To result in sth)
- If you mean to get the job, it will involve not to waste your time.( intend)
- Continue to do something' suggests you have first stopped as in: We stopped when we heard the explosion and after that we continued to work.
- Continue doing something' suggests you don't stop but carry on with what you were doing as in: We heard the explosion but still continued working.
Every vs. Each vs. Either vs. Any
Every, Each, either and any can be used with plural nouns but must be followed by 'of'.
Every is used when you are talking about all the items in a group together:
- Every child in the world deserves affection.
- Every room in the house was beautifully decorated.
- Every one of the students in the school can join us in the club.
It can also express different points in a series, especially with time expressions:
- Every third morning john goes jogging.
- This magazine is published every other week...
Any is used to talk about one of a number of things or people especially when it does not matter which or you are definitely not talking about a specific named person.
- If you recognize any of the people in the photograph, please let us know.
- Ask any teacher and they will tell you I'm right.
- Any of the people in the crowd could have fired the pistol.
Each is a way of seeing the members of a group as individuals:
- Each child received a present.
- Each student wrote what they liked best.
- Each of the children received a present.
Either is concerned with distribution between two things.One of the other two.
-There are two chairs here. You can take either of them.
- I can stay at either hotel, they are both good.
- Either of them is good for teaching.
Every is used when you are talking about all the items in a group together:
- Every child in the world deserves affection.
- Every room in the house was beautifully decorated.
- Every one of the students in the school can join us in the club.
It can also express different points in a series, especially with time expressions:
- Every third morning john goes jogging.
- This magazine is published every other week...
Any is used to talk about one of a number of things or people especially when it does not matter which or you are definitely not talking about a specific named person.
- If you recognize any of the people in the photograph, please let us know.
- Ask any teacher and they will tell you I'm right.
- Any of the people in the crowd could have fired the pistol.
Each is a way of seeing the members of a group as individuals:
- Each child received a present.
- Each student wrote what they liked best.
- Each of the children received a present.
Either is concerned with distribution between two things.One of the other two.
-There are two chairs here. You can take either of them.
- I can stay at either hotel, they are both good.
- Either of them is good for teaching.
Ing form vs. Simple form
A
I live in London. It indicates that you used to live in London and you are now living in London and probably live in this city in the future.
I'm living in London It implies that you are now living in London and not sure in the future.
I wear blue shirt.It signals out that the dress you usually have on, is blue shirt.
I'm wearing blue shirt.The sentence shows that you're now living a blue shirt.
B
He told me I would go to London.
He told me I would be going to London.
I live in London. It indicates that you used to live in London and you are now living in London and probably live in this city in the future.
I'm living in London It implies that you are now living in London and not sure in the future.
I wear blue shirt.It signals out that the dress you usually have on, is blue shirt.
I'm wearing blue shirt.The sentence shows that you're now living a blue shirt.
B
He told me I would go to London.
He told me I would be going to London.
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