advising

advising — verb

1. to tell someone what you think they should do, after listening to their situatio

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B1
釋義

to tell someone what you think they should do, after listening to their situation and thinking it through

例句

Hana is advising her younger brother on which university to choose.

advise + on + wh-clause

The school counsellor spends Tuesday mornings advising final-year students about career paths.

同義詞
  • recommend

    more often used for suggesting specific products or courses of action

  • counsel

    more formal; typically used for professional psychological or legal guidance

  • suggest

    less forceful than advise; a lighter recommendation that leaves more room to disagree

反義詞
  • discourage

    to try to persuade someone not to do something

文法句型

advise + on/about + noun

advise + object + to-infinitive

advise + that-clause

用法筆記

The most common sense. Subject is usually a person with relevant knowledge or experience. Distinguish from sense 2 (formal notification by an institution) and sense 3 (urgent warning of risk).

常見錯誤

❌He is advising me going to the doctor.
✅He is advising me to go to the doctor.
💡advise is followed by to-infinitive, not an -ing form.

2. to tell someone officially about a fact, decision, or change that affects them,

2.動詞及物B2
釋義

to tell someone officially about a fact, decision, or change that affects them, especially in a business or institutional context

例句

The bank is advising customers of changes to their account terms from next month.

advise + object + of + noun (formal notification)

Elena was advising passengers that their flight had been delayed by four hours.

advise + that-clause for formal notification

同義詞
  • inform

    neutral; the most common everyday word for giving information

  • notify

    more formal than inform; often used for official written communication

  • apprise

    very formal; always 'apprise someone of something'

文法句型

advise + object + of + noun

advise + object + that-clause

用法筆記

Subject is typically an institution, company, or official body rather than an individual. The person being told is the direct object, followed by 'of' + noun or a that-clause.

常見錯誤

❌The bank advised to close my account.
✅The bank advised me that my account would be closed.
💡sense 2 always needs an object (the person being told) before 'of' or 'that'.

3. to tell someone firmly that they should do something, carrying an implied warnin

3.動詞及物B2
釋義

to tell someone firmly that they should do something, carrying an implied warning that problems will arise if they do not

例句

The weather service is advising coastal residents to leave before the hurricane arrives.

advise + to-infinitive conveying warning

The police are advising shop owners to lock their doors earlier after the break-in.

同義詞
  • warn

    stronger; names the danger directly rather than implying it

  • caution

    more formal; often used in legal or official written contexts

文法句型

advise + object + to-infinitive

be advised to + verb

be well advised to + verb

用法筆記

Frequently used in passive constructions ('be advised to', 'you would be well advised to'). Often appears with intensifiers like 'strongly' or 'well'. The warning element is implied rather than stated directly — distinguish from 'warn', which names the danger explicitly.