無論做什么，很多時(shí)候你都需要去描述一下自己的經(jīng)歷。這樣的例子包括在面試中回答問題，談?wù)摵团笥岩黄鸲燃俚氖虑?，或者和家人談?wù)撐磥淼挠?jì)劃。

如果你發(fā)現(xiàn)自己處于這樣的情況，同一次經(jīng)歷你可能需要描述幾次。但是，沒有必要一遍又一遍地使用“experience”這個(gè)詞。相反，你可以使用下列同義詞之一，取決于您想說的具體含義。

Experience synonyms as a noun, meaning skills and previous work in something
Experience作為名詞，表示本領(lǐng)和以前的工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

1.Skill
本領(lǐng)；技能

The skills that you have are the abilities you have to do something.
你擁有的本領(lǐng)是要做某事必須要有的能力。

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Your writing skills are incredible.
你的寫作技巧好得令人難以置信。

William has enough skill to win the tournament, but only if he keeps practicing.
威廉有足夠的技巧贏得比賽，但前提是他堅(jiān)持練習(xí)。

2．Practical knowledge
實(shí)用性知識

Having practical knowledge in something means to have done it.
對某事有著實(shí)用性知識說明你已經(jīng)做過這件事了。

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Much of what a formal education is lacking is the practical knowledge you need to succeed in the world, especially concerning money and investing.
正規(guī)教育缺少的是你在世界上取得成功所需要的實(shí)用知識，尤其是涉及金錢和投資的知識。

Noah decided to do the internship instead of volunteering at his church like he did every summer because he wanted to get some practical knowledge in his field now that he was in college.
諾亞決定做這個(gè)實(shí)習(xí)，而不是像每年夏天那樣去教堂做志愿者，因?yàn)樗朐诖髮W(xué)里獲得一些實(shí)用的知識。

3. Practice
實(shí)踐；練習(xí)

Practice is the act of doing something over and over and slowly improving over time. For many skills, practice is required if you want to improve, such as for playing a sport, writing, designing, or public speaking.
練習(xí)是一遍又一遍地做一件事，慢慢地慢慢地改進(jìn)。對于很多技能來說，如果你想提高自己的能力，比如從事體育運(yùn)動、寫作、設(shè)計(jì)或公開演講，就需要練習(xí)。

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It takes 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert at something, according to Malcolm Gladwell.
馬爾科姆·格拉德威爾說，要想成為某方面的專家，需要花費(fèi)1萬小時(shí)的時(shí)間練習(xí)。

All the athletes that you look up to spend the majority of their lives practicing their sport.
所有你所敬仰的運(yùn)動員，他們的大部分時(shí)間都在練習(xí)。

4.Training
培訓(xùn)

Training a special kind of instruction or education that helps you improve a certain skill.
培訓(xùn)一種特殊的指導(dǎo)或教育，幫助你提高某種技能。

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The training that Molly wants to attend will cost several thousand dollars, but she thinks it will be worth it.
莫莉想?yún)⒓拥挠?xùn)練將花費(fèi)幾千美元，但她認(rèn)為這是值得的。

Even animals have to receive training to be ready to perform at the circus or in a theme park show.
即使是動物也必須接受訓(xùn)練，才能在馬戲團(tuán)或主題公園表演中表演。

5.Learning
學(xué)習(xí)

Learning is the process through which you gain knowledge or skills. It may be dependent on having a teacher to help you, but can also be done yourself.
學(xué)習(xí)是你獲得知識或技能的過程。這可能需要老師幫助你，但也可以自己完成。

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If you cannot do something, you can try learning it before asking for help.
如果你不能做某事，在求助之前，你可以自己學(xué)習(xí)一下。

Jeremy’s teacher is not very clear, so he has to do a lot of learning by himself.
杰里米的老師不是很懂，所以他必須自己學(xué)很多東西。

6.Education
教育

Education is systematized learning and a transfer of skills from teacher to student. Most of the time, it refers to a formal school system, including university.
教育是系統(tǒng)化的學(xué)習(xí)，老師將技能傳授給學(xué)生。

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While having a basic education is important, many skills can be learned on your own through the internet now.
雖然有基礎(chǔ)教育是很重要的，但是現(xiàn)在你可以通過互聯(lián)網(wǎng)自學(xué)很多技能。

Education often requires you to learn through books, but practical experience is just as, if not more, important.
教育通常要求你通過書本來學(xué)習(xí)，但是實(shí)踐經(jīng)驗(yàn)，即使不是更重要，也和書本同樣重要。

7.Background
背景

Having a background or experience in something means to have some context in it. This can often include educational or work experience.
在某事上有背景有經(jīng)歷，說明你曾經(jīng)跟這件事有關(guān)聯(lián)。這里通常包括教育或工作經(jīng)驗(yàn)。

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Even though Tyler has a background in psychology instead of marketing, he has shown that what he knows can bring a different perspective for our products.
盡管泰勒沒有市場營銷的背景，有心理學(xué)背景，但是他已經(jīng)證明了他所知道的可以為我們的產(chǎn)品帶來不同的視角。

What is your educational and professional background?
你的教育和專業(yè)背景是什么?

8.Knowledge
知識

The things that you know are your knowledge, whether it is something you know how to do or facts that you can teach to someone else.
你所知道的東西都是你的知識，無論是做事方法或是你可以教給別人的事實(shí)。

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A thirst for knowledge is the mark of a good student.
求知欲是好學(xué)生的標(biāo)志。

Some knowledge you can only learn from a book, but other knowledge you can only learn from doing something.
有些知識你只能從書本上學(xué)到，但其他知識只能從實(shí)踐中學(xué)到。

9.Know-how
訣竅；實(shí)際知識；專門技能

Another term for know-how is the French savoir faire, which is also used in English to mean the ability to know what to do and handle a situation.
Know-how的另一種說法是French savoir faire, 這在英語中也經(jīng)常使用，意為知道該做什么和處理什么情況的能力。

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Barney has outstanding know-how when it comes to getting people to do what he wants.
巴尼有讓別人按他的意愿做事的訣竅。

Being a great translator takes a lot of know-how, which can only be gained over years of practice and experience.
做一個(gè)偉大的翻譯需要大量的訣竅，這只能在多年的實(shí)踐和經(jīng)驗(yàn)中獲得，并且可能有一個(gè)好的導(dǎo)師。

Experience synonyms as a noun, meaning something that happens。
Experience作為名詞的同義詞，表明已經(jīng)發(fā)生的事情。

10.Incident
事件

Anything that happens can be an incident, but the word sometimes refers to bad things that happen.
任何發(fā)生的事情都可能是一個(gè)事件，但是這個(gè)詞有時(shí)指的是不好的事情。

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There was an incident of misbehavior at the school, so the children’s parents were called.
學(xué)校里發(fā)生了一件不當(dāng)行為引起的事件，所以孩子的父母被叫去了。

The incident at the office served as a warning for the leadership.
辦公室發(fā)生的這一事件是對領(lǐng)導(dǎo)層的警告。

11.Event
事件，大事

An event is anything that happens as well, but events are usually of some importance or interest.
Event也是發(fā)生的事情，但event通常指通常是重要的或有趣的事件。

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Will you attend the events to raise money for the charity?
你會參加這些活動來為慈善事業(yè)籌集資金嗎？

Nancy invited me to her barbeque event for the Fourth of July, and I already told her that we would go.
南希邀請我參加她在七月四日的燒烤活動，我同意了。

12.Happening
事件；意外發(fā)生的事

Another word for experience, a happening usually refers to something informal and quick, such as a get-together between a group of friends. In some contexts, a happening may refer to a play or act.
另一個(gè)指經(jīng)驗(yàn)的詞是happening，happening通常指一些非正式的、快速的事情，例如一群朋友之間的聚會。

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Did you see the news about the new happening at the theater?
你看到那個(gè)劇院上演的新戲了嗎？

Frank invited me to the happening at Tess and Jenna’s place tonight but I’m not sure I will go.
弗蘭克邀請我參加今晚在苔絲和珍娜的活動，但我不確定是否會去。

13.Affair
事情；事務(wù)

While an affair can be an instance of someone who is in a relationship cheating, in this context it means a type of event, usually something fancy and formal like a party or gala.
在某種情況下，affair可能是一種出軌的行為，但在這種情況下，它意味著一種事件，通常是一種奇特而正式的聚會或慶典。

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The Winterbottoms are planning a Christmas affair to raise money for their charity foundation.
溫特伯頓公司正計(jì)劃舉辦一場圣誕盛事，為他們的慈善基金會籌集資金。

No one would take responsibility for the disastrous media affair, but the company recovered anyway.
沒有人會為這場災(zāi)難性的媒體事件負(fù)責(zé)，但公司還是恢復(fù)正常了。

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