advising

advising — 動詞

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

建議

針對狀況提出看法，指引對方行動方向

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.

Hana 正在建議她弟弟選擇哪一所大學。

advise + on + wh-clause

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

學校輔導老師每週二上午為應屆畢業生提供職涯方向的建議。

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

通知

正式傳達與對方有關的決定或變動

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.

銀行正在通知客戶，下個月起帳戶條款將有所變動。

advise + object + of + noun (formal notification)

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

Elena 當時正在告知旅客，他們的航班延誤了四個小時。

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

警告；告誡

強調行動的必要性並暗示不作為的風險

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.

氣象局正在警告沿海居民在颶風來臨前撤離。

advise + to-infinitive conveying warning

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

警方正在告誡商家，發生竊案後應提早鎖門。

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.