区别辨析 admission 与 admittance

(1) ①admission意思是“进入,入场”,用于被允许进入公共建筑物或场所。

  • Admission to the school is by examination only.
    就读该校只需通过考试。
  • Where's the Admission Department of the hospital?
    医院的住院部在哪里?
  • Admission by ticket only.
    凭票入场。

②admission又可指“入会费,门票”。

  • A: How much is the admission to the show?
    演出的门票是多少?
    B: One dollar./Admission free.
    一美元。/不收门票。

③admission又作“承认(某一事实);供认”解。

  • Faced with evidence, he had to make an admission of guilt.
    面对证据,他不得不认罪。
  • To resign now would be an admission of failure.
    现在辞职等于承认失败。

(2) admittance指“允许进入”,特别是用在否定用语中,通常指允许进入非公共建筑物或场所。

  • No admittance except on business.
    闲人免进。/非公莫入。
  • I called at his house but was refused admittance.
    我去他家拜访,但不让进(吃了闭门羹)。