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試比較下列單詞；
大詞 小詞
abbreviate shorten
aggregate total，whole
ascertain find out
commencement start
conceptualize think of
conjecture guess
demonstrate show
duplicate copy
employ use
endeavor try
eventuate happen
evidence show
expedite hasten，speed
facilitate ease，help
feasible possible
finalize complete，finish
furnish provide，send，give
impact affect
indicate tell，say，show
initiate begin
maintenance upkeep
optimum best
parameters factors
prioritize order
terminate end
utilize use
viable workable
現代商業英語中的詞語日趨簡練、平易和直率。使用長字、大詞(pompous words)并不能檢驗對方的詞語量和受教育的程度，也許能愚弄對方一時，但決不永久。
如何使用小詞來替代大詞或累贅的短語，現列表如下：
大詞或累贅的短語 替代詞
10 A．M．in the morning 10 A．M
fl substantial segment many people
of the population
ab ove mentioned these，this，that，those
absolutely complete complete
absolutely essential essential
accounted for by the fact that caused by
achieve purification purify
activate begin
actual experience experience
add the point that add that
adequate enough adequate
advise tell
along the lines of like
am in receipt of have
an example of this is the fact that for example
analyses were made analyzed
answer in the affirmative yes
any and all any，all
are of the opinion that think that，or believe that
as of this date today
as to whether whether
assent agree
assist help
at a price of$10 at$10
at the present time now 。{
at the present writing now
at this point in time now
attached hereto attached
attached please find attached is
attempt try
attributable due
basic fundamentals facts，basics，fundamentMs
be desirous of want
came to the conclusion concluded
cancel out cancel
category class
cease stop
eircle around cireIe
coalesce join
cognizant aware
collect together collect
compensate，compensation pay
components parts
concede admit
conceive think
conception idea
conclude，conclusion end
connect tO connect
consensus of opinion consensus
consequent results results
considerable much
constructive helpful
deemed it necessary to(eliminate)
deficiency lack
delete the most insignificant delete
deliberation thought
delineate outline，draw
demonstrate show
descend down descend
despite the fact that although
determine find
disappear from sight disappear
discontinue stop
during the year of 2002 during 2002
early beginnings beginnings
effect a change in change
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