【正确答案】正确答案："Synonymy" is used to mean sameness or close similarity of meaning. Dictionary makers(lexicographers)rely on the existence of synonymy for their definitions. Some semanticians maintain, however, that there are no real synonyms, because two or more words named synonyms are expected without exception to differ from one another in one of the following aspects;(5 points)in shades of meaning(e. g. finish, complete, close, conclude, terminate, finalize, end, etc.); in stylistic meaning; in emotive meaning(or affective meaning); in range of use(or collocative meaning); in British and American English usages[e. g. , autumn(BrE), fall(AmE)].(5 points)

【答案解析】解析：考查对英语中是否有真正的同义词的看法。事实上，完全的同义关系很少见，所谓的同义词都是依赖于语境的，它们总是在这方面或那方面有所不同。如在语境“Little Tom______a toy bear．”[小汤姆(买了)一只玩具熊]中，“buy”比“purchase”更合适，虽然它们是语体同义词，但buy更适合此处的语境。同义词也可能有不同的内涵，这就是为什么人们会开玩笑说“I"m thrifty．You are economical．And he is stingy．”(我很节约，你很经济，他很吝啬。)另外，同义词的不同之处还体现在方言的差异方面。“autumn”是英式英语，而“fall”是美式英语；英国人住“flats”，乘“underground”或“tube”去上班，而美国人住“apartments”，乘“subway”。此外还有搭配同义词、语义细微差别同义词。