| 词组 | swap, swop |
| 释义 | swap, swop Swap is the usual spelling in American English, and, according to British dictionaries, it is also preferred in British English (the OED Supplement says that it is "recommended"). But in Fowler 1965, Sir Ernest Gowers finds that swop "is probably now commoner" than swap, and he undoubtedly bases his opinion on British usage. Swop is extremely rare in American English, but we have substantial evidence of its use by British writers: • ... it was to swop yarns about murder —Philip Collins, Times Literary Supp., 20 Nov. 1981 • ...just swopping old cigarette cards and comics — This England, Autumn 1983 In 1918, the editors of the OED considered swap slang or colloquial. Several usage commentators in the years since have taken a similar view and have discouraged the use of swap in writing. Our evidence clearly shows, however, that the OED's assessment is no longer valid. Swap is a common word, both as a verb and as a noun, and its use in all but the most formal writing is now unremarkable: • ... proposed a swap of immunity from prosecution in exchange for possibly self-incriminating information —N.Y. Times, 14 Nov. 1954 • Always trading and swapping to hold the line — David Halberstam, Harper's, February 1971 • ... Miles swapped its potentially profitable land for a thirty-acre tract —E. J. Kahn, Jr., New Yorker, 10 Apr. 1971 • ... would swap their stake in the joint venture for stock in the electronics company —Dun's, October 1971 • ... child swapping was commonly practiced between households of equal social standing —Jane Wilson, N.Y. Times Book Rev., 1 July 1973 • ... was acquired from the Yankees in a minor-league-level swap last year —Roger Angell, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 1982 |
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