counsel

Compared meaning: advice about what to do (noun).

比较义项：建议、忠告（名词）。

• guidance

  Neutral, everyday word for practical help or direction on what to do; often ongoing, from a mentor, teacher, or colleague; common in phrases like "guidance on/for."

  语气中性、日常，指就该做什么给予的实用帮助或指导；常带持续性，来自导师、老师或同事；常见于“guidance on/for”这类搭配。

  The new employee needed some guidance to finish her first project.

  这位新员工需要一些指导才能完成她的第一个项目。

• counsel 本词

  Formal, serious word for advice, often from someone with authority or expertise (a lawyer, elder, or advisor); suggests weighty, carefully considered advice, not casual tips.

  语气正式、庄重，指来自权威或专业人士（如律师、长者或顾问）的忠告；暗示这是经过深思熟虑的郑重建议，而非随意的小建议。

  The lawyer gave her client careful counsel before the trial.

  律师在庭审前给了她的当事人审慎的忠告。

Guidance and counsel both mean advice about what to do. Guidance is neutral and everyday, often ongoing practical help from a mentor, teacher, or colleague. Counsel is formal and serious, often weighty advice from someone with authority or expertise, like a lawyer or elder.

两词都指就该做什么给出的建议，但 guidance 语气中性、日常，常指持续性的实用指导；counsel 语气正式、庄重，常指来自权威或专业人士的郑重忠告。

Compared meaning: to give advice on what to do (verb).

比较义项：劝告，建议（v.）。

• advise

  The general, everyday word for giving an opinion on what someone should do; neutral in register and common in both casual and professional contexts, often with 'on'.

  advise 是日常常用词，泛指就该做什么提出意见，语域中性，可用于口语和正式场合，常与 on 搭配。

  The doctor will advise you on the best diet for your health.

  医生会就最有利于你健康的饮食给你提出建议。

• counsel 本词

  More formal and weighty than advise; typically used for serious, professional or legal guidance, implying careful, considered advice.

  counsel 比 advise 更正式、更庄重，通常用于严肃的专业或法律场合，暗示经过深思熟虑的忠告。

  The therapist counseled him to take a break from his stressful job.

  心理治疗师劝告他从紧张的工作中抽出时间休息一下。

Advise and counsel both mean to give an opinion on what to do. Advise is the general, everyday word, used in both casual and professional settings. Counsel is formal, typically for serious, professional, or legal guidance. Advise's 'to inform' meaning is not compared.

advise 和 counsel 在这个意义上都表示就该做什么给出意见，但语域不同：counsel 更正式、更庄重，常用于专业或法律等严肃场合；advise 更为常用，可用于口语和一般正式场合。这里不比较 advise 的“通知”义。