accept 與receive

辨析accept與receive

1. accept v. 接受，表示主觀上接受，多指接受抽象的東西。如：想法、表揚、批評、道歉等。反義詞為refuse"拒絕"。

2. receive v.接收，表示客觀上收到，多指接受實際的東西，如：信件、禮物等。常與from連用。

下面我們來看一個例子：I received a gift from Tom, but it was too expensive, I didn't accept it. 

注意：表示“接見，接待”時，要用receive.