Speak & Talk 的分別？？

Speak / talk
Speak and talk have similar meanings. They suggest that someone is using his voice, or that two or more people are having a discussion.

We can say:
speak to somebody
talk to somebody
speak to somebody about something
talk to somebody about something
How old were you when you learned to speak?

What are you talking about?

Who were you speaking to on the phone?

Who were you talking to on the phone?

I was speaking to Mark about cricket.
But we say:
speak a language NOT talk a language
talk nonsense NOT speak nonsense.

Speak to and talk to are used more often than speak with and talk with.
He speaks four languages.
Stop talking nonsense!
I was talking to Tom yesterday.

http://www.speakspeak.com/html/d10i018_english_grammar_speak_talk.htm

speak English 對
talk English 錯

Talk
There is not very much difference between speak and talk.
Talk is the more usual word to refer to conversational exchanges and informal communication.




When she walked into the room everybody stopped talking.

Speak
is often used for one-way communication and for exchanges in more serious or formal situations.

Speak is the usual word to refer to knowledge and use of languages.




I’ll have to speak to that boy -- he’s getting very lazy.
After she had finished reading the letter, nobody spoke.
She speaks three languages fluently.
http://faculty.washington.edu/marynell/grammar/tellsay.html

talk 比 speak 較常用，但如果說些嚴肅的事會用 speak。 talk是 談話，speak 是一個人說話。


2006-11-26 11:21:40 補充：
Speak 和 Talk 在意思和用法有好明顯的分別，上面個表好清楚，不要搞亂。不入猶自可，一入來嚇死我，下面有個人拿 YAHOO 字典和有關的同意字鬥長，都是 YAHOO 字典內找到的。答問題是幫人，不是濫於充數，諗住都是票選，揀過長的。這樣想太睇少投票的人。如果真是票選選個錯的，眼精雪亮的一定會負評，就算問的人不知去了那裏。

2006-11-26 11:21:54 補充：
Speak 和 Talk 在意思和用法有好明顯的分別，上面個表好清楚，不要搞亂。

2006-11-28 10:26:28 補充：
多謝上面那位。

解釋得清楚明白，佩服！

speak:

vi.
1. 說話,講話
He wanted to speak to me.
他想和我說話。
2. 談話,談論
I have not spoken to him on this subject yet.
我還沒有和他談這件事。
3. 發表演說,陳述意見
It was the first time that I spoke in public.
這是我第一次在公共場合發言。
4. 發出信號
5. 顯示,傳達
Actions speak louder than words.
行動勝於言辭。
6. (樂器,槍等)響起;(狗等)吠叫
7. 保持友好交往
They are no longer speaking after the quarrel.
他們爭吵後不再交往。
8. 有吸引力
9. 提要求,請願
vt.
1. 說(話);說出
Miss Li speaks good English.
李小姐英語講得很好。
I'm sure he's speaking the truth.
我相信他講的是真話。
2. 陳述,表達
3. (眼神等)顯示
Her face spoke disappointment.
她的臉色顯示出失望。
4. 跟...談話
5. (鐘聲等)宣告
6. 背誦(臺詞)
The actress spoke only three lines in the first act.
在第一幕中這位女演員只有三行臺詞。
7. (用旗語等)與...聯絡

speak
同義:
vt.,vi.說話;表達
utter
express
voice
talk
discuss
say
tell
同義參見:
enunciate
signal
remark
signify
call

speak
動變: spoke; spoken; speaking

talk:

vi.
1. 講話;談話;演講[(+to/with/about)]
I want to talk to your manager about an urgent matter.
我想和你們經理談一件緊急的事。
They often talk about you.
他們常常談起你。
Don't talk so loud.
談話聲音別這麼大。
2. (用信號)表達思想
3. 招供
Police will make him talk.
警察會使他招供的。
4. 說閒話;揭人隱私
He didn't care how people talked.
他不在乎人家怎麼談論。
5. 商談,商討
vt.
1. 講,說
Don't talk nonsense.
別胡說八道。
2. 討論,商談
The young people were talking philosophy in Clay's study.
那幾個年輕人在克萊的書房裡談論哲學。
3. 勸說;講得使...[O]
Mom talked me to sleep.
媽媽講得使我睡著了。
n.
1. 談話;交談[(+with/about)]
I had a talk with Mr. Jones.
我和瓊斯先生談過話。
2. (非正式)演講[C]
Professor Kern gave a talk on American drama.
克恩教授作了一次有關美國戲劇的講演。
3. 特定說話方式;方言;行話[U]
4. 閒話;流言蜚語;空話[U]
5. 話題[the S][(+of)]
The divorced woman is the talk of the street.
那個離了婚的女子成了街頭巷尾的話題。
6. 正式會談,談判[P]
The leaders of the two countries will meet for talks on questions of common interest.
兩國領袖將會面商談兩國共同利益的問題。

talk
同義:
vi.講話;談話;討論
speak
tell
chat
gossip
comment
discuss
argue
dispute
quarrel
converse
vi.說閒話
gossip
rumor
report
同義參見:
sermon
colloquy
discussion
discourse2
dirt
dialogue
chatter
lecture
language
knowledge
converse1
tongue
speech

talk
動變: talked; talked; talking
名複: talks

Speak & Talk 的分別是冇分別!

Speak:

1. 說話,講話
He wanted to speak to me.
他想和我說話。

2. 談話,談論
I have not spoken to him on this subject yet.
我還沒有和他談這件事。

3. 發表演說,陳述意見
It was the first time that I spoke in public.
這是我第一次在公共場合發言。

4. 發出信號

5. 顯示,傳達
Actions speak louder than words.
行動勝於言辭。

6. (樂器,槍等)響起;(狗等)吠叫

7. 保持友好交往
They are no longer speaking after the quarrel.
他們爭吵後不再交往。

8. 有吸引力

9. 提要求,請願



1. 說(話);說出
Miss Li speaks good English.
李小姐英語講得很好。
I'm sure he's speaking the truth.
我相信他講的是真話。

2. 陳述,表達

3. (眼神等)顯示
Her face spoke disappointment.
她的臉色顯示出失望。

4. 跟...談話

5. (鐘聲等)宣告

6. 背誦(臺詞)
The actress spoke only three lines in the first act.
在第一幕中這位女演員只有三行臺詞。

7. (用旗語等)與...聯絡


Talk:

1. 講話;談話;演講[(+to/with/about)]
I want to talk to your manager about an urgent matter.
我想和你們經理談一件緊急的事。
They often talk about you.
他們常常談起你。
Don't talk so loud.
談話聲音別這麼大。

2. (用信號)表達思想

3. 招供
Police will make him talk.
警察會使他招供的。

4. 說閒話;揭人隱私
He didn't care how people talked.
他不在乎人家怎麼談論。

5. 商談,商討


1. 講,說
Don't talk nonsense.
別胡說八道。

2. 討論,商談
The young people were talking philosophy in Clay's study.
那幾個年輕人在克萊的書房裡談論哲學。

3. 勸說;講得使...[O]
Mom talked me to sleep.
媽媽講得使我睡著了。


1. 談話;交談[(+with/about)]
I had a talk with Mr. Jones.
我和瓊斯先生談過話。

2. (非正式)演講[C]
Professor Kern gave a talk on American drama.
克恩教授作了一次有關美國戲劇的講演。

3. 特定說話方式;方言;行話[U]

4. 閒話;流言蜚語;空話[U]

5. 話題[the S][(+of)]
The divorced woman is the talk of the street.
那個離了婚的女子成了街頭巷尾的話題。

6. 正式會談,談判[P]
The leaders of the two countries will meet for talks on questions of common interest.
兩國領袖將會面商談兩國共同利益的問題。

talk=講話
Don't talk so loud.
speak=談論

Speak係一個人講給另一個人聽
Talk是雨人一起說話