somebody /ˈsʌmbədi/ pron. (与someone意思相同，可互换，都用作sing.，代词用he, his, 在疑问句和否定句中用 anybody，但somebody没有范围，不能接in或of短语) 1.有人，某人：There is somebody waiting for you.有人在等你。 Somebody has been here. 有人到过这儿了。 2.(与不定冠词连用或用pl.)重要人物：If you had studied hard at college you might have become a somebody. 如果你在大学里更用功些，你可能已成为一位重要人物了。
someone /ˈsʌmwʌn/ pron.某人，可以接of或in表示范围，somebody没有范围。［考句］Someone in the office had made a mistake, and the firm regretted causing the customer inconvenience.办公室某工作人员的工作差错给用户带来了不便，公司为此而道歉。cf. somebody
