作為名詞，present不僅有禮物的copy意思，還有“現(xiàn)在，目前”的意思,而gift則有“天賦,才能”的意思；作為動(dòng)詞，兩者都有“贈(zèng)送禮物的意思”，而相比較present更為正式。

gift則有“賦予”的意思。01gift禮物，贈(zèng)品天賦，天才，才能She gave me an unusual gift.她給了我一份不同尋常的禮物。She tore the wrapping away and took out the gift.她撕開包裝，拿出禮物。Mozart was a talented musician.莫扎特是個(gè)天才的音樂家。Life will not gift you with what your heart desires unless you really deserve it.除非你真的配得上，否則生活不會(huì)給你你內(nèi)心所渴望的。02present禮物，禮品What do you want for a present 你想要什么禮物？She bought her friend a present.她給朋友買了一件禮物。He wrapped the present in pretty paper for his girlfriend.他用漂亮的紙包好給女朋友禮物。present一詞多意，今天只介紹一種用法。03present和gift的區(qū)別禮多人不怪，我們買一樣?xùn)|西，把它包好，送給要送的人，有時(shí)候我們把這樣的禮物稱為gift，有時(shí)候稱為present。它們都意味著把某樣?xùn)|西給別人，而不期望從接收者那里得到任何回報(bào)。一般情況下，我們會(huì)憑感覺將它們互換使用：Jack exchanged gifts with Suzane at Christmas.杰克在圣誕節(jié)和蘇珊娜交換禮物。She sent them a present to express her gratitude.她送給他們一件禮物以表達(dá)她的感激之情。I went around all the shops but I couldn't find a present for him.我走遍了所有的商店，但找不到給他的禮物。但是它們倆其實(shí)有些細(xì)微區(qū)別，如果我們想更準(zhǔn)確地使用，還是了解清楚的好。

1，present可以是加以“獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)”，或作為“紀(jì)念品”的禮物； gift能表示“贈(zèng)送”或“捐贈(zèng)”的禮物。We handed out gifts of food and clothing to the survivors of the flood.我們向洪災(zāi)的難民分發(fā)了食物和衣服等禮物。Angela accepted the present given to her by her uncle for her excellent results.安吉拉接受了她叔叔因?yàn)樗煽?jī)優(yōu)異送給她的禮物。The orphanage accepts gifts from the noble hearted.孤兒院接受高尚人士的禮物。

2，present是日常生活非正式語境中使用的詞；gift是正式語境中正式語言中使用的詞。He realised that it was improper for a police officer to accept gifts.他意識(shí)到警察收受禮物是不恰當(dāng)?shù)?。gift往往比present更有價(jià)值，更珍貴；present更普通。The family made a gift of his paintings to the gallery.他的家人把他的畫送給美術(shù)館。She's got a secret admirer who keeps sending her gifts.有個(gè)暗戀她的人一直給她送禮物。（用present表現(xiàn)不出心意。）The watch was a gift from my mother.這塊手表是我媽媽給我的禮物。（用present表現(xiàn)不出在我心中的珍貴。）3，present只能是具體的禮物；gift既可以是具體的禮物，也可以是抽象的禮物：A gift of love for your birthday, which is a warm wish from my heart.給你的生日送上一份愛的禮物，這是我發(fā)自內(nèi)心的溫馨祝愿。I figure life is a gift and I don't intend on wasting it.我覺得生命是一份禮物，我不想浪費(fèi)它。

4，gift可以做定語，present不做定語。There's a gift shop in the museum.博物館里有一家禮品店。Selling price here indicates the balloon's value, gift box and ribbon.這里的售價(jià)表明氣球的價(jià)值，禮盒和絲帶。