1.learn为“学习,学会”,侧重学习的成果,指从不知到知,从不会到会的学习,强调通过学习去获得知识和技能,它没有凭勤奋努力而获得知识的意味.learn亦可指向某人学习,从某处学习及学习一门技能等.
如 learn music,learn new words,learn to skate,learn from experience,learn from Lei Feng
2.study为“学习,研究”,强调学习的过程,指深入系统地学习,带有努力,勤奋的意味.其学习对象往往是科学,艺术和需要深入探讨,研究的问题及学科,不是单纯地获得技巧.
如：study medicine,study science,study a map,study engineering,study painting.
下列句子中的learn 和 study均不能互换：
If you study hard,you'll learn the language well.
如果你努力学习的话,你会把这门语言学好.
He learned traditional Chinese medicine from a famous Chinese doctor.他跟随一位著名的中国医生学习中医.
She studied late at night.她晚上学习到很晚.
He is studying the problem of X-rays.他正在研究X射线的问题.
3．在指某学科的“学习”时,或在不需要强调两者的区别时,learn 和study可以换用.
如：
How long have you learned/ studied Japanese?你学习日语有多久了?
We must keep on learning/ studying if we do not want to lag behind the times.如果我们不想落在时代后面的话,就必须不断学习.