statue

grammar · medium

易错句子According to the statue, all visitors must sign in at the front desk.

正确表达According to the statute, all visitors must sign in at the front desk.

表示“雕像”的词是 statue，表示“法规、法令”的词是 statute，两者只差一个字母 t。中国学习者常把“法令”误写为 statue；本句讲的是法律规定，应用 statute。

grammar · medium

易错句子Please write down your marital statue on this form.

正确表达Please write down your marital status on this form.

“身份、状况”用 status，而 statue 意为“雕像”。statue 与 status 仅一字母之差，中国学习者极易混用；此处指婚姻状况，应用 status。

grammar · medium

易错句子The sculptor spent the whole morning statueing a horse out of clay.

正确表达The sculptor spent the whole morning statuing a horse out of clay.

以不发音的 e 结尾的动词加 -ing 时要先去掉 e，所以 statue 的现在分词是 statuing，而不是 statueing。