plus

- prep. 加上
- adj. 略多的
- adj. 正的
- n. 优点, 有利条件
- Definition
- prep. with the addition of
- adj. slightly more than the stated amount
- adj. positive
- n. a positive quality or advantage
- Example
- The ticket costs twenty dollars, plus a small booking fee.
- 这张票要二十美元,外加一小笔订票手续费。
Synonyms & Differences 近义词辨析
Compared meaning: a number greater than zero (adjective).
比较义项:数值为正的(大于零)(形容词)。
- positive
The standard, general-purpose word for a number greater than zero; used freely in math, science and everyday speech without any special context.
表示“大于零的数”最通用、标准的词,可自由用于数学、科学及日常口语,没有特殊语境限制。
Any positive number multiplied by itself gives a positive result.
任何正数自乘后的结果仍然是正数。
- plus 本词
Less common and more restricted; typically used for temperatures, as the opposite of minus, rather than as the default word for positive numbers in general.
较不常用,使用范围更窄,通常用于温度(作为 minus 的反义词),而不是表示正数的默认用词。
The overnight low was a plus three degrees, just above freezing.
夜间最低气温为正三度,刚好在冰点以上。
Positive and plus can both describe a number greater than zero, but positive is far more common. Positive is the standard word, used in math, science, and daily speech. Plus is less common, mainly used for temperatures, as the opposite of minus.
这两个词都可以表示“数值大于零”,但 positive 是通用、标准的说法,可自由用于数学、科学及日常语境;plus 则较不常用,多见于温度、成绩等特定场合,语气也更口语化。这里不比较 positive 表示“积极的、乐观的”这一义项(如 stay positive),也不比较 plus 作介词表示“加上、外加”的用法(如 twenty dollars, plus a fee)。