advice
noun/ədˈvaɪs/
[uncountable]Слово англійською: advice
Переклад advice українською: пора́да, ра́да, інфолі́нія
Детальний опис
- an opinion or a suggestion about what somebody should do in a particular situation
- expert/practical/professional/medical advice
- We were advised to seek legal advice.
- advice on something The service offers information and advice on possible careers.
- Ask your teacher's advice on how to prepare for the exam.
- Ask your teacher for advice on how to prepare for the exam.
- advice about something They give good advice to parents about managing difficult behaviour.
- advice from somebody We were advised to seek advice from an expert.
- Let me give you a piece of advice.
- A word of advice. Don't wear that dress.
- Take my advice. Don't do it.
- Follow your doctor's advice.
- on the advice of somebody I went there on the advice of a friend.
- I chose it on his advice.
- against the advice of somebody She went back to work against the advice of her doctor (= her doctor advised her not to).
- The centre offers a free and confidential advice service.
Express Yourself Giving somebody adviceGiving somebody adviceThere are a number of tactful ways of telling people what you think they should do:- If I were you, I'd wait.
- I think you should see a doctor.
- I think you ought to tell her how you feel.
- Why don't you ask Tom to help?
- Why not give it a try?
- Could you maybe get a later train instead?
- If you want my advice, I'd say it's better to tell him.
- If you want to know what I think, I'd do it.
- I'd advise you to sell it now.
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Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French avis, based on Latin ad ‘to’ + visum, past participle of videre ‘to see’. The original sense was ‘way of looking at something, judgement’, which later became ‘an opinion given’.