词汇对比与辨析

核心差别

participate 强调参与或加入某项活动、事件或过程,attend 则侧重attend 作为及物动词表示参加、照料或伴随

使用场景对比

对比方面participateattend
核心含义参与或加入某项活动、事件或过程,通常指积极投入其中并分享经验或责任。attend 作为及物动词表示参加、照料或伴随,作为不及物动词表示专心于、照顾、服侍或出席。
词性动词动词
使用语域participate 通常与介词 in 连用,表示参与某项具体活动或事件;在正式语境中也可与 with 连用,表示与他人共同参与。attend 作为及物动词时,直接接名词,表示参加活动或照料某人;作为不及物动词时,常与介词 to 连用,表示专心处理某事。

对比例句

participate

I always participate in the school sports day because it's so much fun.

我总是参加学校的运动会,因为非常有趣。

participate

Would you like to participate in our weekend hiking trip?

你想参加我们周末的徒步旅行吗?

attend

I will attend the party tonight with my friends.

今晚我会和朋友们一起参加派对。

attend

She needs to attend to her sick mother at home.

她需要在家照顾生病的母亲。

常见误用提醒

使用 participate:I will participate the meeting tomorrow. → I will participate in the meeting tomorrow. (participate 是不及物动词,不能直接接宾语,必须与介词 in 连用表示参与某项活动。)

使用 participate:He participated with the club activities. → He participated in the club activities. (participate with 表示与他人共同参与,后接人;participate in 后接活动或事件,这里是活动,所以用 in。)

使用 participate:She doesn't participate to any social events. → She doesn't participate in any social events. (participate 不与 to 搭配,固定搭配是 participate in,表示参与某事。)