2011年8月30日 · 2. a drinking cup or goblet. 3. a cuplike blossom. As to usage differences: the terms are both in use, though goblet seems to be the more popular word to use in terming gourmet wineglasses and other goblet-shaped glassware, where chalice has a more rich, historical feel, often describing ornate metal goblets. You might drink out of a goblet ...

'Goblet of fire' is not a standard expression (though that's gradually changing as a result of the influence of the book and film) and 'well of riches/loneliness' might be better comparators. But the bottom line is, as @StoneyB says, 'goblet of fire' sounds a lot better, which is doubtless why Rowling chose this variant.

2018年2月28日 · According to Longman’s Dictionary of Common Errors: Use: There are (several/many etc) advantages to (doing/having) sth “to” is a preposition here and all prepositions are followed by Gerunds (doing/going/being etc) For example: “There are advantages to working in a supermarket.” “There are clear advantages to such an approach.” “Are there any …

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2012年10月18日 · I am used to saying "I am in India.". But somewhere I saw it said "I am at Puri (Oriisa)". I would like to know the differences between "in" and "at" in the above two sentences.

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The verb provide has two different subcategorisation frames:. provide something [ to somebody]; provide somebody with something

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2011年12月21日 · v for versus, not vs: England v Australia, Rochdale v Sheffield Wednesday, etc. What feels right to me is to use an abbreviation (v or vs; but be consistent) in the context above -- naming sports matches, court cases etc -- and spell the word versus in full for all other uses.