incoming vs. upcoming

incoming vs. upcoming

辨析:在留学文书里,这两个词都会被经常用来描述一种未来有极大可能发生的状态。区别在于incoming一般接物理上到来的事物(freshman, missile, ship),而upcoming一般接抽象事件(book*, project, visit)。

*指书籍的出版

例句:
For now, their goal is to publicize it with incoming freshmen and returning upperclassmen in hopes it will spread across U-Md.' s campus.
Simon says current and upcoming projects include in-depth studies of each ecoregion.

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