问答题
Some people maintain that there are no true synonyms. If two words mean really the same, one of them will definitely die out. An example often quoted is the disuse of the word wireless, which has been replaced by radio. Do you agree? In general, what type of meaning we are talking about when we say two words are synonymous with each other?无
【正确答案】It is true that there are no absolute synonyms. The so-called synonyms always differ from each other one way or another, whether stylistically, connotatively or dialectally. When we say two words are synonymous with each other, we usually mean they have the same conceptual meaning. Concerning the word wireless itself, its British English sense of “radio” indeed died out for many years. But wireless has come back into circulation again with the spread of network, used in the sense of “without a connection via wires”, For example, “And he market for wireless earpieces depends on people’s willingness to look as though they are talking to themselves,” “The point of this standard is to make switching between wireless access points fast” and “The developer claims that his game has been a top-seller on wireless and on retail platforms.