“go to a concert 去听音乐会” 和“attend a concert 出席音乐会 ”有什么本质上的区别?

Attend 的用法 1 [intransitive and transitive] to go to an event such as a meeting or a class: 不及物,及物动词；参与活动,如会议或者讲课； 2 [intransitive and transitive] to go regularly to a school, church etc: 及物不及物动词均可：表示经常性地走动,如上学、去礼拜等；看这个例句：I am the first child in my family to attend college。 我是我们家第一位上大学的人。我想请你注意,这里的上学不是go to school; 而是“读大学”的表达方式。这恐怕可以解释你问的核心疑问。 3 [transitive] formal to happen or exist at the same time as something:用作及物动词,表示发生或存在的时间与某物/事同步。 例句：The peculiar atmosphere which attends such an event 。 这样事件（下存在的）独有气氛。 4 [transitive usually passive] to look after someone, especially because they are ill: 用作及物动词性,常用在被动句,表示：照顾某人,特指生了病的人。例句：On his deathbed the General was attended by several doctors。 在将军行将离世的病床上,好几位医生都曾医治过他。