obtain和attain辨析
英语课
首先看几个权威例句：
【例】Steve never studies, but he always gets good grades. 史蒂文从来不学习，但总能取得好成绩。
(来源：Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)
【例】There was a lot of pressure on you to obtain good grades. 你得取得好成绩，所以压力很大。
(来源：Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary 5th Edition)
【例】She eventually achieved her goal of becoming a professor. 她最终实现了她想当教授的目标。
(来源：Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)
【例】We need to identify the best ways of attaining 1 our objectives/goals. 我们得识别出实现目标最好的方法。
(来源：Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary)
【例】Where can I obtain a copy of her latest book? 在哪里能买到她最新出版的书?
(来源：Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary)
【例】More women are attaining positions of power in public life. 更多的女性正在公众事务中获得权位。
(来源：Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English)
经过以上比较，obtain和attain的区别一目了然，为了方便小伙伴们更清楚地知道它们的区别，现列表如下：
Obtain可看作get的升级，泛指获得某种东西
Attain 可看作achieve的升级，跟目标、抱负等搭配，获得的东西更“高大上”
大家可以用一个押韵的口诀来记住obtain和attain吧：
只有obtain good grades
才能attain positions of power
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