考研英語(yǔ)單詞易混詞辨析(2)

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    31.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.
    32.dual和duel
    dual “二重的”;dual personality 雙重人格;dual control 雙重管轄;
    duel “決斗,競(jìng)爭(zhēng)”;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
    33.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.
    34.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.
    35.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.
    36.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.
    37.fictional和fictitious
    fictional “虛構(gòu)的,小說(shuō)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.
    38.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 “歷有名的,有歷史意義的”, historic town 歷史名城。
    39.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(wú)動(dòng)于衷的” ; an impassible God 無(wú)動(dòng)于衷的神。
    40.infer 和imply
    infer “猜想,臆測(cè)”,“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(shuō)話的含意嗎? I do not imply that you are wrong. 我的意思不是說(shuō)你錯(cuò)了。
    41.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.
    42.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(tīng)途說(shuō); an incredulous look 懷疑的目光。
    43.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”。
    44.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)。
    45.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(lái) 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。
    46.apt和prone
    它們都具有“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.
    47.loose和lose
    loose “松的,寬的”。
    lose “丟失”; lose one’s balance 失去平衡,跌倒;lose one’s head 被搞糊涂。
    48.luxuriant和luxurious
    luxuriant(growing strongly or vigorously; abundant, prolific)“繁茂的;多產(chǎn)的;豐富的”;
    His luxuriant beard was red.
    luxurious “豪華的,奢侈的”; a luxurious table 奢侈的飯菜。
    49.magical和magic
    它們都和magic有關(guān)系,但是magical 也有“wonderful, entrancing”的意思。
    50.masterly和masterful
     masterly(showing great skill or the skill of a master) “熟練的;名家的”。
    masterful(showing power or authority) “主人派頭的,專(zhuān)橫的”; You’re so strong and masterful.
    51.obsolete和obsolescent
    obsolete(no longer in use or already out of date) “已廢棄的,已不用的”; an obsolete vessel 廢艦; an obsolete word 已廢的詞。
    obsolescent(going out of use or becoming out of date) “逐漸被廢棄的,快要不用的”; Do you think that faxes are obsolescent?
    52. officious和official
    officious“愛(ài)管閑事的”,“非正式的”; an officious statement 非正式聲明。
    official “官方的”,“公務(wù)上的”; an official gazette 官方通報(bào);an official letter 公函,公文;an official record 正式記錄
    53.peaceable和peaceful
    peaceable(peaceloving, mild, placid, not inclined to quarrel or fight or existing in peace)“平和的”;“溫和的”;“溫順的”。
    peaceful “和平的,太平的”;“寧?kù)o的”;“愛(ài)好和平的”; a peaceful night’s sleep ;
    peaceful coexistence 和平共處; peaceful uses of atomic energy 原子能的和平應(yīng)用。