TOEFL考試中容易用混的詞(4)

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capital ,capitol
    capital: the seat of government 首都、首府
    capitol: the buliding in which the government sits 政府大樓
    the Capitol --- 美國國會大廈
    chef , cook
    chef 來自法語,似乎身價更高一些,多指大酒樓的廚師
    cook 源于古英語,多指一般的廚師或炊事人員
    childish , childlike
    childish 孩子氣的,指孩子不如人意的地方,如不懂事、幼稚、傻氣等,帶有
    貶義
    childlike 孩子般的,多指孩子討人喜歡的方面,如天真、純潔、真誠等
    company , firm
    根據(jù)英美企業(yè)法,firm只是指partnership(合伙公司)或unincorporated
    business(非責(zé)任有限公司),
    company則可指corporation(責(zé)任有限公司)。
    complement, compliment
    complement: v. (使)完成、補充、補足 n. 補充物
    compliment v. n. 表揚、贊美
    comprehend understand
    understand是深度和廣度都超過comprehend的“理解”
    You may comprehend every word in this passage, but you may not
    understand its overall meaning.
    consistent ,persistent
    consistent: adj. 前后一致的,始終如一的
    persistent: adj. 堅持不懈的, 鍥而不舍的
    constrain ,restrain
    constrain: 強迫、迫使
    restrain: 束縛、限制行動
    記憶要訣:con-前綴一般都有“把。。。聚集/匯攏在一起”的意念,帶有強制性
    的感覺,因此constrain 是“強迫、迫使”re-前綴一般是指“向后的運動”
    discreet. discrete, discretion
    discreet /di’skrit, di’skri:t/: a. (of people or their
    behaviour) careful and polite, esp. in what one chooses (not) to say;
    showing good sense and judgement a discreet
    silence,opposite(反義詞):indiscreet
    discrete /di’skrit, di’skri:t/ a. (esp. tech or fml) seperate,
    discontinuous
    discretion: n. (1) the quality of being discreet (2) the ability
    to decide what is most suitable to be done (3) at someone’
    discretion: according to someone’s decision (4) years of discretion:
    the/an age when one is considered (5) discretion is the better part