Preguntas sobre ejemplos de oraciones con, y la definición y uso de "Surmount"

A: 同じ意味です。They are often used with "obstacle" or "difficulty".

A: Good question! Surmount is a synonym for overcome when talking about overcoming a difficulty.

However, there are secondary meanings to these words. Surmount is also used to refer to an object being placed on top of another. E.g. "The roof is surmounted by a statue." In this case, 'overcome' can't be used.

Overcome can also mean being overwhelmed. E.g. "He fainted after being overcome by fatigue." In this case, 'surmount' cannot be used.

A: They're effectively synonymous

"overcome" is Germanic and probably more common
"surmount" is Latin and probably more formal

A: Revisa la pregunta para ver la respuesta

A: Предложение получилось бессмысленное: он смог преодолеть все проблемы, с которыми ему пришлось встретиться, но он этого не сделал. Так преодолел он их или нет?
He could surmount any problems he faced, but he didn't звучит лучше. Или: He was able to surmount all the problems he faced. Или: he could have surmounted any problems he faced, but he failed. Или: He could surmount any problems he faced, and so he did.

A: Revisa la pregunta para ver la respuesta