a mention of sth
mention 作名词时常用 a mention of，表示“对某事的提及”。
There was no mention of the delay in his report.
他的报告中没有提到这次延误。
简短或粗略地提到或注意到某事；言及；陈述
A brief or casual remark or reference to someone or something.
简短或粗略地提到或注意到某事
A speaking or noticing of anything, usually in a brief or cursory manner.
Her mention of the new policy surprised everyone in the meeting.
她在会上提到新政策，让所有人都很惊讶。
用法提示：此句中 mention 是名词，指“提及、提到”这一行为。
The teacher gave a brief mention to the homework before the class ended.
下课前，老师简单提到了作业。
用法提示：这里 mention 作名词，与 gave 搭配，表示一次简短的提及。
There was no mention of the delay in the official statement.
官方声明中没有提到延误。
用法提示：mention 在此作名词，表示“被提及”的情况，常用于 there was no mention of...
mention 作名词时常用 a mention of，表示“对某事的提及”。
There was no mention of the delay in his report.
他的报告中没有提到这次延误。
at the mention of 表示“一提到……就……”，常用来描述听到某事后的即时反应。
She smiled at the mention of his name.
一提到他的名字，她就笑了。
get a mention 指“被提及”，多用于媒体报道或公开场合。
The small local team got a mention in the national news.
这支地方小球队在全国新闻中被提到了。
make no mention of 强调完全没有提到某事，语气偏正式。
The letter made no mention of the money.
这封信只字未提那笔钱。
reference侧重指引用来源或提及以支持观点，较正式
acknowledgment强调正式承认或感谢，常用于致谢名单
citation特指正式引用或表彰，常用于学术或军事
credit侧重于给予认可或赞扬，强调功劳归属
notice指引起注意的简短提及，不如mention正式
grammar · medium
易错句子He made a mention about the accident in his report.
正确表达He made a mention of the accident in his report.
mention 作名词表示“提到某事”时，后面固定接介词 of，不接 about。about 是汉语“关于”的直译，但英语里 mention 的补语一般用 of（对比：a mention of the plan）。只改介词，句意不变。
grammar · medium
易错句子There were several mention of the new rule at the meeting.
正确表达There were several mentions of the new rule at the meeting.
mention 作名词是可数名词，前有 several、two、many 等复数标记时必须用复数 mentions。汉语名词没有单复数变化，学习者容易漏掉 -s；只把 mention 改为 mentions，其余不动。
指未提及或忽略提及某事物，与‘mention’的‘提及’义项相对。
指未给予应有的注意或提及，与‘mention’的‘认可’义项相对。
提及
The report makes a mention of the new policy.
报告提及了这项新政策。
被提到
The project got a mention in the CEO's speech.
这个项目在CEO的讲话中被提到了。
值得提及
Her contribution deserves a special mention.
她的贡献值得特别提及。
荣誉奖；表扬
His painting received an honorable mention in the competition.
他的画作在比赛中获得了荣誉奖。
特别提及
The teacher gave a special mention to the top students.
老师特别提及了优秀学生。
简短提及
There was only a brief mention of the incident in the news.
新闻中只简短提及了这件事。
常与mention一起出现在学术写作或文献引用中。
mention常指对他人作品的简短提及，citation则是正式引用。
在文章或演讲中，mention可表示对帮助者的致谢。
mention有时用于正式场合表示对成就的认可。
mention常出现在对话或评论中，指提到某事物。
荣誉奖，提名奖
Her painting received an honorable mention in the competition.
她的画作在比赛中获得了荣誉奖。
提及，提到
The report makes mention of the new policy.
报告中提到了这项新政策。
更不用说，且不说
He doesn't have a car, not to mention a house.
他连车都没有，更不用说房子了。
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