I. Differences in word meanings

1. Dinner has two main meanings:

(1) It refers to the main meal (which can be Chinese food or dinner).

(2) Dinner (mainly a banquet or an event).

2. Supper refers to supper, as well as "late night snacks" before going to bed, bedtime snacks, and so on.

Second, the use of different

1, dinner is the basic meaning of "meal", refers to the main meal of the day, sometimes in the midday meal, and sometimes in the evening meal. dinner can be extended as a "banquet "solution, usually refers to large banquets, but also refers to the" small family dinner ", that is, invited a few friends to the home dinner, and then some activities, **** the night time.

As a noun denoting a meal, dinner can be used as a countable or uncountable noun. It is usually not preceded by an article, but an indefinite article may be added if it is modified by a definite article, and a definite article may be added (or omitted) if it refers specifically to a formal meal. When the word "dinner" is used, it is a countable noun and can be preceded by an article. dinner is usually not preceded by an article when there are prepositions such as after, at, before, during, for, and so on.

Dinner can also be used as a countable noun when it means "the meal, the meal served".

The verb have, take or eat can be used to eat the main meal.

2. Supper means "dinner, supper" and refers to the last meal of the day in the evening, mostly in singular form, usually without articles.

Supper can sometimes be used as an indefinite article to mean "a dinner", when it is preceded by an adjective.

The plural form of supper, suppers, sometimes means "all the dinners".

Three, meal time is different

1, Dinner can refer to lunch or dinner, the meal time can be as early as nine or ten o'clock in the morning, six o'clock in the afternoon or later.

2. Supper usually refers to dinner or late-night snacks, and the meal time can be from 5 p.m. to late at night.