一、词义辨析不一样
1、mention 提到,说起
〔辨析〕指提及、写到某人或某事时,通常一带而过,不涉及太多细节。
〔例证〕Some of the solutions were mentioned in his summary.
其中的一些解决方案在他的总结里提到了。
2、refer to 提到,谈到
〔辨析〕尤指简短地提起或谈及某人或某事,常可与 mention 换用。
〔例证〕They would never refer to/mention that matter again.
他们将永远不再提起那件事。
二、词义广泛性不一样
1、mention
英 [ˈmɛnʃən] 美 [ˈmɛnʃən]
n. 提及,说起,通报表扬;提名表扬
v. 提到,说起,提名表扬,传令嘉奖
2、refer to
英 [rɪˈfɜː(r) tu] 美 [rɪˈfɜːr tu]
v.查阅;提到;谈及;参考
三、变形词不一样
1、mention
第三人称单数: mentions 复数: mentions 现在分词: mentioning 过去式: mentioned 过去分词: mentioned
2、refer
第三人称单数: refers 现在分词: referring 过去式: referred 过去分词: referred