Respective. Respectively[usage-respective-respectively]

Respective、Respectively。这两个词通常略去更好。

  • 误:Works of fiction are listed under the names of their respective authors.
  • 正:Works of fiction are listed under the names of their authors.
  • 误:The mile run and the two-mile run were won by Jones and Cummings respectively.
  • 正:The mile run was won by Jones, the two-mile run by Cummings.