communicate
- v. 传达, 传播, 沟通
- Definition
- v. to make known, pass on, or spread something, or to exchange information with someone
- Example
- It's hard to communicate clearly when the phone signal is weak.
- 信号弱的时候很难把话说清楚。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: to pass on information or ideas (verb).
比较义项：传达信息或想法（动词）。
- convey
Convey highlights successfully making an idea or feeling understood, often indirectly through tone, expression, or wording rather than a direct statement; it suits formal or literary descriptions of communication.
convey强调“成功让对方领会到”某种想法或情感，往往通过语气、表情或措辞间接传达，而不是直接陈述；多用于正式或文学性的语境中描述交流效果。
His tone conveyed more anger than his actual words did.
他的语气传达出的怒气比他实际说的话还多。
- communicate 本词
Communicate is the plain, all-purpose word for making information, ideas, or feelings known to someone, used in everyday speech and writing, transitively or intransitively.
communicate是最普通、最常用的词，泛指把信息、想法或感受“讲清楚”让人知道，口语和书面语都常用，可带宾语，也可单独使用。
Please communicate the schedule change to everyone on the team today.
请今天把日程变动传达给团队里的每一个人。
- transmit
Transmit is formal and technical, describing a message, order, or signal relayed through a channel, system, or chain from one point to another, not personal expression.
transmit语气正式、技术性强，指消息、指令或信号通过某种渠道、系统或层级从一方传递到另一方，而不是个人化的情感表达。
The commander ordered his officer to transmit the retreat order down the chain.
指挥官命令军官把撤退命令沿指挥链向下传达。
These verbs mean to pass on information. Convey suggests making a feeling understood indirectly. Communicate is the everyday word for sharing information. Transmit is formal, for a message sent through a channel. This does not compare convey meaning 'carry', or transmit meaning 'signal'.
这三个词在“把消息或想法传达给别人”这一点上意思相近，但语气和使用场合不同：convey强调让对方“领会”到某种情感或含义，措辞较间接、书面；communicate是最中性、最常用的说法；transmit则强调消息经由某种渠道或系统正式地传递下去，语气生硬、技术性强。这里不比较convey的“运送、运载”义项，也不比较transmit的“传输信号”“传染疾病”等义项。