在英語中某些詞有兩種或兩種以上的形容詞形式，它們詞形相近，但詞義不同，容易用錯，下面筆者對這類形容詞做一總結(jié)。
1)historic: famous in history, 歷的 associated with past times 與過去時代有關(guān)的
a ~ event/speech/spot
historical: belong to history 歷的
a ~ people/novel/play/film/painting
~ trend
2) electric: worked by, changed with， producing electricity 用電的，帶電的, 有電的
~ current/cable
electrical: relating to electricity, an idea of a less close connection with electricity
~ engineering/apparatus
3) economic: of economics
~ policy/geography/crisis/crops
economical: careful in the spending of money and time, not waste 經(jīng)濟(jì)的，節(jié)儉的
an ~ housewife/store
4) industrial: of industries 工業(yè)的
the ~ revolution/products/system
industrious: hard-working, diligent
~ people
5) considerable: great much 相當(dāng)多（大）的
a ~ income/distance
considerate: thoughtful 體諒的， 體貼的 周到的
She is ~ to others.
6) sensible: reasonable, having good sense 實(shí)用的， 明知的
a ~ woman/idea/ 豁達(dá)的婦女/明知的觀點(diǎn)
~ clothes 實(shí)用的衣服
sensitive: quick to receive impression 敏感的
a ~ skin
~ paper 感光紙
7) continual: going on all the time without stopping or with only short breaks, stop and go repeatedly, 連續(xù)的，斷斷續(xù)續(xù)的
~ rain/noise
continuous: going on without a break, an uninterrupted flow 連續(xù)不斷的
~ fight/work
8) intense: high in degree 強(qiáng)烈的， 劇烈的，高度的
~ heat熾熱/pain
an ~ lady 熱情的女子
intensive: deep and thorough 精深的， 集中的
~ reading/study徹底研究/agriculture密集農(nóng)業(yè)
9） respectable: deserving respect, 值得尊敬的，有名望的
a ~ man/profession
respectful: showing respect 尊敬人的，有禮貌的，
He is always ~to the elders.
respective: belongs to each of these 分別的，各自的
They sat on their ~ chairs.
10) imaginable: that can be imagined 可象想的
~ difficulties
imaginary: existing only in the mind, unreal 想象中的， 不真實(shí)的
~ figure
imaginative: of, having, using imagination 有想象力的， 運(yùn)用想象力的
a ~ writer
1)historic: famous in history, 歷的 associated with past times 與過去時代有關(guān)的
a ~ event/speech/spot
historical: belong to history 歷的
a ~ people/novel/play/film/painting
~ trend
2) electric: worked by, changed with， producing electricity 用電的，帶電的, 有電的
~ current/cable
electrical: relating to electricity, an idea of a less close connection with electricity
~ engineering/apparatus
3) economic: of economics
~ policy/geography/crisis/crops
economical: careful in the spending of money and time, not waste 經(jīng)濟(jì)的，節(jié)儉的
an ~ housewife/store
4) industrial: of industries 工業(yè)的
the ~ revolution/products/system
industrious: hard-working, diligent
~ people
5) considerable: great much 相當(dāng)多（大）的
a ~ income/distance
considerate: thoughtful 體諒的， 體貼的 周到的
She is ~ to others.
6) sensible: reasonable, having good sense 實(shí)用的， 明知的
a ~ woman/idea/ 豁達(dá)的婦女/明知的觀點(diǎn)
~ clothes 實(shí)用的衣服
sensitive: quick to receive impression 敏感的
a ~ skin
~ paper 感光紙
7) continual: going on all the time without stopping or with only short breaks, stop and go repeatedly, 連續(xù)的，斷斷續(xù)續(xù)的
~ rain/noise
continuous: going on without a break, an uninterrupted flow 連續(xù)不斷的
~ fight/work
8) intense: high in degree 強(qiáng)烈的， 劇烈的，高度的
~ heat熾熱/pain
an ~ lady 熱情的女子
intensive: deep and thorough 精深的， 集中的
~ reading/study徹底研究/agriculture密集農(nóng)業(yè)
9） respectable: deserving respect, 值得尊敬的，有名望的
a ~ man/profession
respectful: showing respect 尊敬人的，有禮貌的，
He is always ~to the elders.
respective: belongs to each of these 分別的，各自的
They sat on their ~ chairs.
10) imaginable: that can be imagined 可象想的
~ difficulties
imaginary: existing only in the mind, unreal 想象中的， 不真實(shí)的
~ figure
imaginative: of, having, using imagination 有想象力的， 運(yùn)用想象力的
a ~ writer