1、 distinctive和distinct
distinctive“有特色的”,“獨(dú)特的”;
distinct“清楚的,明顯的”;
a distinct smell of alcohol on his breath;the distinctive stripes of the zebra.
2、 dual和duel
dual“二重的”;
dual personality雙重人格;dual control雙重管轄;
duel“決斗,競爭”;
fight a duel with sb.與某人決斗;
challenge sb. to a duel向某人提出決斗;
a duel of wits斗智
3、 eatable和edible
eatable a.“可食用的,可吃的”;n.[pl.]“食物、食品”
edible a.“適合食用的,可以吃的”;n.[pl.]“食品”
在指吃的時(shí)候二者可通用:
The toast was burnt and barely eatable/edible.
但在其他情況下不一樣:
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.
4、 economical和economic
economic“經(jīng)濟(jì)學(xué)的,經(jīng)濟(jì)上的”an economic survey of Scotland蘇格蘭經(jīng)濟(jì)調(diào)查;an economic blockade經(jīng)濟(jì)封鎖;economical“節(jié)儉的,經(jīng)濟(jì)的”;He‘s had to learn to be more economical now that his only income is a small pension.
5 、evoke和invoke
evoke“喚起,引起”;evoke admiration引起羨慕。
invoke“祈求(神靈)保佑,乞靈于”,行使(法權(quán));
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.
6 、fatal和fateful
fatal “causing death or disaster”“致命的”;
a fatal disease不治之癥;
a fatal wound致命傷。
fateful “crucial,significant,deciding one‘s fate”“重大的”,“決定性的,決定命運(yùn)的”;
On that one fateful day in October,millions of pounds were wiped off the value of shares.
7 、fictional和fictitious
fictional“虛構(gòu)的,小說的”。
fictitious“虛構(gòu)的,編造的”(denotes something that is not real and has been created with the intention of deceiving others);
He gave the police a fictitious name.
8 、historical和historic
historical“有關(guān)歷史的”,“歷史的”,the historical period歷史階段;historical personage歷史人物。
historic“歷史上有名的,有歷史意義的”,historic town歷史名城。
9、 impassable和impassible
impassable“不能通行的”,“不可逾越的”;an impassable swamp不能通行的沼澤地。
impassible“不感疼痛的;無動(dòng)于衷的”;an impassible God無動(dòng)于衷的神。
10、 infer和imply
infer“猜想,臆測”,“推斷”;infer a motive from an effect從效果推知?jiǎng)訖C(jī)。
imply“含有……的意思”;
Do you realize what his words imply?你領(lǐng)會(huì)他說話的含意嗎?
I do not imply that you are wrong.我的意思不是說你錯(cuò)了。
11、 impractical和impracticable
impractical(not sensible or efficient or not actually possible)
“不切實(shí)際的,不現(xiàn)實(shí)的”。
impracticable(not able to be done or used)“不能實(shí)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.
12、 incredible和incredulous
incredible“不可相信的,難以置信的”;incredible energy驚人的能量,精力。
incredulous“不相信的,表示懷疑的”;
be incredulous of hearsay不相信道聽途說;an incredulous look懷疑的目光。
13、 ingenious和ingenuous
ingenious“機(jī)靈的”;
an ingenious mind機(jī)靈的頭腦;an ingenious machine精巧的機(jī)器。
ingenuous“直率的,坦白的”。
14、 intense和intensive
intense“激烈的,強(qiáng)烈的”,“緊張的”
an intense light強(qiáng)烈的燈光;intense heat酷熱;
an intense life奮發(fā)圖強(qiáng)的生活。
intensive“加強(qiáng)的,集中的”:“深入細(xì)致的,徹底的”;
an intensive bombardment密集炮擊;
an intensive study徹底的研究;
an intensive reading精讀(opp. extensive reading泛讀)。
15、 junction和juncture
junction“接合,連接”,“(河流的)匯合處”;
make a junction取得聯(lián)絡(luò),連接起來junction box接線盒。
juncture(a particular point in time or in a sequence of events)“接合,連接”,“時(shí)機(jī),關(guān)頭”;
an important juncture in a man‘s career人生歷程中的重要關(guān)頭;
at this juncture在這個(gè)時(shí)候;
in the present critical juncture of things在目前這一危急關(guān)頭下。
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