Just和Only的区别是什么

Just和Only是英语中特别常见的两个词

他们俩表示的意思也差不多，所以常常容易混淆。小编这一次就给大家分享一下Just和Only都有什么异同吧!

1.Just的定义

①Recently

Just可以用在动词之前，表示刚做过某件事，比如：

Be careful— I just washed the floor, and it’s still wet.

( I washed the floor a few minutes ago.)

小心点，我刚刚才拖了地，还是湿的。

He just finished a big project.

(He finished the project very recently.)

他刚刚才完成了一个大项目。②只，仅仅

I have just one brother.

我只有一个哥哥。

I thought you were hungry, but you ate just half of your sandwich.

我以为你饿了，结果你只吃了半个三明治。

2.Only

Only在大多数情况下可以和Just互换。

Only two students came to class on the day before Christmas.

= Just two students came…

My kids only use the internet for schoolwork, not for playing games.

= My kids just use…

如果Just表示“刚刚”，它们就不能互换。注意在不同语境下的just：

*--- Did you clean the whole house?

--- No, I just washed the floor.(I only washed the floor.)

*---Why is the floor wet?

--- Because I just washed it.(不能用only替代)

注意在不同位置中的just：

I just ate two pieces of pizza.

我刚吃了两块披萨。

I ate just two pieces of pizza.

我只吃了两块披萨。