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<P><BR>1.adherence和 adhesion <BR>这两个词都是“粘附的”意思。<BR>adherence用于比喻的意思。例如:His adherence to the strict letter of the law. <BR>adhesion是指物质上的。</P>
<P>2. adjacent ,adjoining,和 contiguous <BR>这些词都有next to“紧挨”的意思。<BR>adjacent “毗邻的,邻近的”,但它们可能并不相互直接接触。<BR>adjoining 和 contiguous 指相互接触,通常之间有一个edge 或 boundary。</P>
<P>3.admission 和 admittance <BR>它们都有“the act of entering”的意思。<BR>但admission用于公共场合。 <BR>The price of admission to the gallery is £5. <BR>admittance不指公共场合,一般指私人的住所。</P>
<P>4. adopted 和 adoptive<BR>adopted“收养的,过继的” <BR>an adopted son (daughter)养子(女); my adopted country 我所入籍的国家; adopted words 外来语。<BR>adoptive “收养的”,我们说 adoptive parents, 但很少说adoptive child; <BR>“采用的”,“假冒的” an adoptive courage 假充勇敢。</P>
<P>5.averse 和 adverse<BR>adverse“不利的,反对的”,用于事,不用于人。adverse weather conditions; an adverse reaction.<BR>averse “嫌恶的,反对的,不乐意的”,常和“to”一起使用,而且用否定形式。</P>
<P>6.advise 和advice<BR>advise“劝告”(动词);advice “劝告”(名词)。</P>
<P>7.affect 和 effect<BR>affect“影响” vt.,它的第二个意思是“假装”,Though she affected indifference, I knew she was really very upset. <BR>effect n. “结果”,“效力”。vt. “产生”,“导致”,它比“to cause, to bring out” 更为正式。 His aim was to effect a radical change in the party structure.<BR>8.all ready和 already <BR>all ready 意思是“completely prepared”<BR>already“已经”。He had already had his lunch.</P>
<P>9.altogether 和all together <BR>altogether (in total) “总共”<BR>all together 意思是“in a group”。如:We put the sheep all together in one field. 这两个词还可以分开。We put all the sheep together in one field.</P>
<P>10. allude和 elude<BR>allude “暗指”,“暗示”,“(婉转)提到”。<BR>elude (to avoid or escape) “闪避,躲避”。如:to elude sb.’s grasp 逃脱,没有被逮住;to elude the law 规避法律。The meaning eludes me.那个意义我摸不透。</P>
<P>11.illusion和 delusion <BR>illusion “幻觉,错觉” be under no illusion about sth. 对某事不存幻想。<BR>delusion“欺骗,迷惑” He suffers from the delusion that he’s attractive to women. 他糊里糊涂地认为自己对女人很有吸引力。</P>
<P>12.amended 和emend <BR>amended (to alter or add to something) “订正,改正”,“修正(议案等)” 。an amended bill 修正案;amend one’s ways 改过自新。<BR>emend (to correct errors in) “校订”。 emend the text of a book校勘某书; He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers. 在交付印刷之前他校正文稿。</P>
<P>13.amicable和 amiable <BR>这两个词都是指“友好的”意思。<BR>amicable “友好的,亲切的” 指行为或情景。The discussions were amicable, though businesslike. 讨论虽然是商业形式,但也是友好的。<BR>amiable “可爱的,和蔼可亲的” 多用于修饰人。Many people are afraid of him, though I found him to be perfectly amiable. 虽然我发现他特别和蔼可亲,但还是有很多人害怕他。</P>
<P>14.assent 和ascent <BR>assent可用作 “agreement”“同意”或“agree”“同意”。<BR>ascent n. “上升,晋升”。the ascent of mountain 登山。</P>
<P>15.avert 和avoid <BR>avert “防止,避免”。<BR>avoid “回避,逃避”。 avoid bad company 避免和坏人来往;I cannot avoid seeing him. 我不能不见他。<BR>16.besides和 beside <BR>besides意思是“in addition to”“加之,还有,另外”;而beside“在……旁边”,“在……一侧”。 Duncan is the tall man standing beside my father. 站在我爸爸旁边的高个子男子是邓肯。</P>
<P>17.coherence 和cohesion<BR>coherence “统一,一致性”;cohesion “结合力,团结”。the cohesion of molecules 分子的结合力。</P>
<P>18. compare with 和compare to<BR>compare with “和……比起来”<BR>compare to “好比”。 He compared the moon to a silver plate. 他把月亮比成一个大银盘。</P>
<P>19.impel和 compel<BR>impel “推动,驱使,激励”。impel sb. to do sth. 激励某人做某事;<BR>compel “强迫,胁迫,迫使”。compel sb. to one’s will 强迫人服从自己。</P>
<P>20.complement和 compliment <BR>complement “补足(物),补全”,“补足语”。<BR>compliment “恭维话,赞辞,敬意”; Your presence is a great compliment.承蒙光临,不胜荣幸。</P>
<P>21.confident 和confidant <BR>confident “深信,确信,自信”。<BR>confidant “心腹朋友”。 She has no close confidant to whom she can turn for advice or help. 她没有知心朋友来帮助或是劝告她。</P>
<P>22.continual 和continuous <BR>continual “连续,继续”;“频繁的”;continual bouts of toothache一阵接一阵的牙痛。(这中间可能有停顿或间断。)<BR>continuous “连续”(指从不间断的); We’ve had three weeks of continuous rain. 我们这里连续三周下雨不停。</P>
<P>23.might 和could <BR>might 表明“possibility”。<BR>could 用来表明“permission”. Mum said we could (might) go to the football match.</P>
<P>24.council 和counsel <BR>council “议事机构”,委员会; a cabinet council 内阁会议。<BR>counsel “商议,劝告”;follow sb.’s counsel close 牢记某人忠告。</P>
<P>25.creditable 和 credible<BR>creditable “声誉好的,可称许(赞扬)的”;credible“可信的,可靠的” He’s the only one without a credible alibi (辩解,托辞)。他是唯一一个没有可信托辞的人。</P>
<P>26.decisive和decided<BR>decisive “果断的,断然的”; decisive measures 断然的措施。<BR>decided “明确的,无疑的”;a decided success 明显的成功。</P>
<P>27.defective和deficient<BR>defective (having a fault or flaw) “有缺陷的”。<BR>deficient (lacking in what is needed) “不足的”; be deficient in 欠缺。</P>
<P>28.definite和definitive<BR>definite (certain or clear, not vague) “明确的,一定的”。<BR>definitive (authoritative, that cannot be improved)“限定的,决定性的,最后的”; definitive host 宿主;definitive organs 定形器官; definitive sentence 最后判决。</P>
<P>29.dependant和dependent<BR>dependant n. (one who depends on another for support) 受赡养者。<BR>dependent adj. “依靠的,依赖的”; He’s still dependent on state benefit. The rate of relief is dependent on one’s income.</P>
<P>30.discreet 和 discrete<BR>discreet “考虑周到的,慎重的”。<BR>discrete“分离的,***的”;On closer examination, we find that the pattern is formed from thousands of discrete dots of colours.</P>
<P>31.distinctive 和 distinct<BR>distinctive “有特色的”,“独特的”;<BR>distinct “清楚的,明显的”; a distinct smell of alcohol on his breath; the distinctive stripes of the zebra.</P>
<P>32.dual和duel<BR>dual “二重的”;dual personality 双重人格;dual control 双重管辖;<BR>duel “决斗,竞争”;fight a duel with sb. 与某人决斗;challenge sb. to a duel 向某人提出决斗;a duel of wits 斗智</P>
<P>33.eatable和edible<BR>eatable a. “可食用的,可吃的”;n. [pl.] “食物、食品”。<BR>edible a. “适合食用的,可以吃的”;n. [pl.] “食品”。<BR>在指吃的时候二者可通用:The toast was burnt and barely eatable/edible. 但在其他情况下不一样。If something is eatable, it may be eaten (though it may not be safe or desirable to do so); but, if something is edible it is safe to eat.</P>
<P>34.economical和economic<BR>economic “经济学的,经济上的” an economic survey of Scotland 苏格兰经济调查;an economic blockade 经济封锁;economical “节俭的,经济的”;He’s had to learn to be more economical now that his only income is a small pension.</P>
<P>35.evoke和invoke<BR>evoke “唤起,引起”;evoke admiration 引起羡慕。<BR>invoke “祈求(神灵)保佑,乞灵于”,行使(法权);The shaman invokes the spirits of their ancestors. If our case fails in the national courts we will invoke the European Declaration on Human Rights.</P>
<P>36.fatal和fateful<BR>fatal “causing death or disaster” “致命的”; a fatal disease 不治之症; a fatal wound 致命伤。<BR>fateful “crucial, significant, deciding one’s fate” “重大的”,“决定性的,决定命运的”; On that one fateful day in October, millions of pounds were wiped off the value of shares.</P>
<P>37.fictional和fictitious<BR>fictional “虚构的,小说的”。<BR>fictitious “虚构的,编造的”(denotes something that is not real and has been created with the intention of deceiving others); He gave the police a fictitious name.</P>
<P>38.historical和historic<BR>historical “有关历史的”,“历史的”, the historical period 历史阶段;historical personage 历史人物。<BR>historic “历史上有名的,有历史意义的”, historic town 历史名城。</P>
<P>39.impassable和impassible<BR>impassable “不能通行的”,“不可逾越的”;an impassable swamp 不能通行的沼泽地。<BR>impassible “不感疼痛的;无动于衷的” ; an impassible God 无动于衷的神。</P>
<P>40.infer 和imply<BR>infer “猜想,臆测”,“推断”;infer a motive from an effect 从效果推知动机。<BR>imply “含有……的意思”; Do you realize what his words imply? 你领会他说话的含意吗? I do not imply that you are wrong. 我的意思不是说你错了。</P>
<P>41.impractical和impracticable<BR>impractical (not sensible or efficient or not actually possible)“不切实际的,不现实的”。<BR>impracticable (not able to be done or used) “不能实行的,行不通的”;With a river on one side and a steep drop on the other, it is impracticable to widen the road.</P>
<P>42.incredible和incredulous<BR>incredible“不可相信的,难以置信的”; incredible energy 惊人的能量,精力。<BR>incredulous“不相信的,表示怀疑的”;be incredulous of hearsay 不相信道听途说; an incredulous look 怀疑的目光。</P>
<P>43.ingenious和ingenuous<BR>ingenious “机灵的”; an ingenious mind 机灵的头脑; an ingenious machine 精巧的机器。<BR>ingenuous “直率的,坦白的”。</P>
<P>44.intense和intensive<BR>intense “激烈的,强烈的”,“紧张的” an intense light 强烈的灯光; intense heat 酷热;an intense life 奋发图强的生活。<BR>intensive “加强的,集中的”; “深入细致的,彻底的”; an intensive bombardment 密集炮击; an intensive study 彻底的研究; an intensive reading 精读 (opp. extensive reading 泛读)。</P>
<P>45.junction和juncture<BR>junction“接合,连接”,“(河流的)汇合处”; make a junction 取得联络,连接起来 junction box 接线盒。<BR>juncture (a particular point in time or in a sequence of events) “接合,连接”,“时机,关头”; an important juncture in a man’s career 人生历程中的重要关头; at this juncture 在这个时候;in the present critical juncture of things 在目前这一危急关头下。</P>
<P>46.apt和prone<BR>它们都具有“tending to or in the habit of”的意思,但是 prone 只用于人。 Elderly people are prone to falls, often because of arthritic joints or dizziness.</P>
<P>47.loose和lose<BR>loose “松的,宽的”。<BR>lose “丢失”; lose one’s balance 失去平衡,跌倒;lose one’s head 被搞糊涂。</P>
<P>48.luxuriant和luxurious<BR>luxuriant (growing strongly or vigorously; abundant, prolific)“繁茂的;多产的;丰富的”;<BR>His luxuriant beard was red. <BR>luxurious “豪华的,奢侈的”; a luxurious table 奢侈的饭菜。</P>
<P>49.magical和magic<BR>它们都和magic有关系,但是magical 也有“wonderful, entrancing”的意思。</P>
<P>50.masterly和masterful<BR>masterly (showing great skill or the skill of a master) “熟练的;名家的”。<BR>masterful (showing power or authority) “主人派头的,专横的”; You’re so strong and masterful.</P>
<P>51.obsolete和obsolescent<BR>obsolete(no longer in use or already out of date) “已废弃的,已不用的”; an obsolete vessel 废舰; an obsolete word 已废的词。 <BR>obsolescent (going out of use or becoming out of date) “逐渐被废弃的,快要不用的”; Do you think that faxes are obsolescent?</P>
<P>52. officious和official<BR>officious“爱管闲事的”,“非正式的”; an officious statement 非正式声明。<BR>official “官方的”,“公务上的”; an official gazette 官方通报;an official letter 公函,公文;an official record 正式记录 </P>
<P>53.peaceable和peaceful<BR>peaceable (peaceloving, mild, placid, not inclined to quarrel or fight or existing in peace)“平和的”;“温和的”;“温顺的”。<BR>peaceful “和平的,太平的”;“宁静的”;“爱好和平的”; a peaceful night’s sleep ; <BR>peaceful coexistence 和平共处; peaceful uses of atomic energy 原子能的和平应用。</P>
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