形近词辨析
★historic与historical
historic: famous in history, 历史上著名的
historical: belong to history 历史上的 ★electric与electrical
electrical: worked by, changed with, 用电的,带电的, 有电的 ~ current/cable
electrical: ~ engineering/apparatus ★economic与economical economic: of economics
~ policy/geography/crisis/crops
economical: careful in the spending of money 经济的,节俭的 an ~ housewife/store
★industrial与industrious
industrial: of industries 工业的 the ~ revolution/products/system industrious: hard-working 努力的 ~ people
★considerable与considerate
considerable: great much 相当多(大)的 a ~ income/distance
considerate: thoughtful 体谅的,
She is ~ to others. ★sensible与sensitive
sensible: reasonable, 实用的, 明知的 a ~ woman/idea/ 豁达的妇女/明知的观点 ~ clothes 实用的衣服
sensitive: quick to receive 敏感的 a ~ skin
~ paper 感光纸
★continual与continuous
continual: going on all the time without stopping repeatedly, 连续的,断断续续的 ~ rain/noise
continuous: going on without a break,连续不断的 ~ fight/work
★intense与intensive
intense: high in degree 强烈的, 剧烈的,高度的 ~ heat炽热/pain
an ~ lady 热情的女子
intensive: deep and thorough 精深的, 集中的 ~ reading/study彻底研究/agriculture密集农业 ★respectable、respective与respectful
respectable: deserving respect, 值得尊敬的,有名望的 a ~ man/profession
respectful: showing respect 尊敬人的,有礼貌的, He is always ~to the elders.
respective: belongs to each of these 分别的,各自的 They sat on their ~ chairs.
★imaginable、imaginary与imaginative
imaginable:: that can be imagined 可想象的 ~ difficulties
imaginary: existing only in the mind, unreal 想象中的, 不真实的 ~ figure
imaginative: of, having, using imagination 有想象力的, 运用想象力的 a ~ writer
★intelligent、intelligible与intellectual
intelligent: having, showing intelligence, clever 有才智的, 聪明的 an ~ looking girl ~ answer
intelligible: clear to mind, that can be easily understood. 易了解的, 易领悟的
an ~ speech/explanation
intellectual: possessing a great deal of knowledge 知识的, 智力的 ★contemptible与contemptuous
contemptible: deserving contempt 可卑的 a ~ lie
contemptuous: showing contempt 表示轻视的 a ~ look
★credible、credulous与creditable
credible: that can be believed 可信的, 可靠的 a ~ witness
credulous: too ready to believe things. 轻易相信的, 易上当的 He always cheats ~ people.
creditable: that brings credit. 可称赞的 a ~ record/deed/effort ★alternate与alternative
alternate: changing by turns 轮流的, 交替的
alternative: giving a choice between two things 选择的, 两者选一的 ★comparable与comparative
comparable 可比较的, 有类似之处的
There is no scenery comparable to that of the West lake. comparative 比较而言的, 相当的
He lived in comparative comfort recently. ★politic与political
politic 精明的 political 政治的 ★beneficial与beneficent
beneficial 有益的 beneficent 多多行善的 ★official与officious
official 官方的 officious 多管闲事的 ★potent与potential
potent 强有力的 potential 潜在的, 可能的 ★confident与confidential
confident 有信心的, 自信的 confidential 机密的 ★negligent与negligible
negligent 忽视的,粗心大意的 negligible 可忽视的 ★momentary与momentous
momentary 瞬时的,短时的 momentous 重大的 ★memorable与memorial
memorable 值得记忆的, 不能忘却的 memorial 纪念的 ★social与sociable
social 社会的 sociable 善社交的 ★childish与childlike
childish 幼稚的 childlike 孩子般的 ★distinct与distinctive distinct: clear 明显的,清晰的 distinctive: characteristic 独特的, 有区别的
★classic与classical
classic 一流的 classical 古典的 ★comprehensible与comprehensive
comprehensible 可理解的 comprehensive 全面的, 综合的 ★disinterested与uninterested
disinterested 公平的 uninterested 冷淡的 ★earthly与earthy
earthly 人间的,尘世的 earthy 泥土似的 ★exceptionable与exceptionable
exceptionable 反对的 extraordinary非凡的 ★fatal与fateful
fatal 致命的 fateful 决定性的
★fleshly与fleshy
fleshly 肉体的 fleshy 肥胖的 ★homely与homelike
homely 家常的 homelike 像家的 ★im(un)practical与impracticable
im(un)practical 不切合实际的 impracticable 无法使用的 ★ingenious与ingenuous