(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)。