opportunity

Compared meaning: an occasion that allows something (noun).

比较义项：机会（名词）。

• opportunity 本词

  More formal than chance; usually describes a favorable situation created or arranged for personal or professional growth, as in fixed phrases like 'equal opportunity' or 'job opportunity'.

  比chance更正式；通常指为个人成长或职业发展而安排、创造出来的有利处境，常见于固定搭配，如“equal opportunity”（机会均等）或“job opportunity”（工作机会）。

  Many companies say they are equal opportunity employers.

  许多公司都说自己是机会均等的雇主。

• chance

  Less formal than opportunity; often implies an element of luck or a limited, possibly one-time opening, as in the idiom 'second chance'.

  比opportunity更口语化；往往带有运气成分，或暗示机会有限、可能只有一次，例如习语“second chance”（第二次机会）。

  Everyone deserves a second chance to make things right.

  每个人都应该获得改正错误的第二次机会。

Opportunity and chance both mean an occasion that allows something good to happen. Opportunity is formal, describing a favorable situation created for personal or professional growth, as in 'job opportunity'. Chance is less formal, implying luck or a limited, one-time occasion, as in 'second chance'.

opportunity 和 chance 在“机会”这个意义上很接近，但语气不同：opportunity 比较正式，常指经过安排或创造出来的、对个人发展有利的机会，多用于工作、学习等场合；chance 比较口语化，往往带有运气成分，或暗示机会有限、可能是最后一次，例如“second chance”（第二次机会）。