guidance

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

比较义项：建议、忠告（名词）。

• guidance 本词

  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

  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。