| 词组 | adviser, advisor |
| 释义 | adviser, advisor Both of these spellings are in current good use. Copperud 1970 and Reader's Digest 1983 note adviser as being the spelling preferred by journalists; Copperud cites one of Porter Perrin's works as saying advisor is probably predominant, but it is not, at least in the Merriam-Webster files—we have more evidence for adviser. For what it's worth, Reader's Digest tells us that advisor is the preferred spelling of fortune tellers. • ... appointed to the five-man panel of advisers — Current Biography, July 1965 • A chief advisor in the administrations of Franklin D. Roosevelt and of succeeding presidents —Current Biography, February 1966 The military euphemism of the Vietnam war era was spelled adviser: • ... though the Marines are "advisers," a Vietnamese seldom questions a U.S. sergeant's advice —Sherwood Dickerman, The Reporter, 6 Apr. 1967 |
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