knowledge in the form of facts, news, etc.
informing or being informed
"statistical data"
"the signal contained thousands of bits of information"
For your information, however, I will tell you that it is not.
出自: G. Borrow
I rang him up on getting the information that he had returned from his trip.
For your information I may say that we have already done our best.
我要说的是我们已经做到最好去供你参考。
误 I want to get some informations about the management of your hotel.
正 I want to get some information about the management of your hotel.
误 I hope you will give me some informations about the university.
正 I hope you will give me some information about the university.
析 information作“消息,信息,情报,资料”讲,是不可数名词,没有复数形式。
误 Can you give us any information of this matter?
正 Can you give us any information on this matter?
析 说“…的情报〔消息〕”可以用information on〔about, concerning〕...,不可以说information of...。
误 The spy collected a large amount of information.
正 The spy collected a large amount of intelligence.
析 information指一般的“消息,信息”。特务、间谍等搜集的“情报”或“情报机构”,通常用intelligence。