区别如下:
一,意义不同。
sought out,寻找; 寻求; 谋求; 争取; 请求,是seek的过去式。
found out,发现;猜着;想出;揭发(坏人等),是find out的过去式。
例:
sought out:They sought out 猜尘哗potters who had once made copies of the ancient vessels.
他们寻找曾经仿制过古代器皿的陶工。
found out:I found out my phone was bugged.
我发现我的电话被窃听了。
二,侧重点不同。
sought out,侧重点在“寻”,找到已经存在的东西。
found out,侧重点在“发现”,找到之前兄键没有见过或者没有意识到的东西。
例:
sought out:Save me, for I am yours; I have sought out your precepts.
我是属你的,求你救我,因我寻求了你的训词。
found out:I haven't found out her name, but I'm working on it.
我还没有找出她的名字,不过我穗行在尽力。
三,源头不同。
sought out,源自于seek out,是seek out的过去式。found out,是源自于find out,是find out的过去式。