温哥华英文教练,致力于地道英文表达
今天这个题目是做为“用简单的方法记混淆的英文单词”的补充。
Imminent/eminent
Imminent的意思是“迫在眉睫的;危险的”,而eminent是“著名的”,与emit(发出)有关,发出就是“朝外显示”,也就是“出名”。例句:imminent is immediately
Desirous/desirable
Desirous是“期望的;希望的” He is desirous for famous. Desirable是“合适的;可取的”, It’s desirable to exercise some controls over this technology.
Industrial/industrious
Industrial是工业的,如industrial revolution; industrious是“勤勉的”,如He is an industrious worker.
Momentary/momentous
Momentary是“一瞬间的;一时的”,如 momentary confusion(一时糊涂); momentous “重大的;重要的”,如 momentous event
Observation/observance
这两个词都从observe过来,observe是个多义词,做“观察”讲时,其名词形式是observation,如under close observation(在密切的关注下);做“遵守”讲,其名词形式是observance,如observance of the law(守法)
Negligent/negligible
Negligent是“疏忽大意的”,如He is negligent of his duty. Negligible是“可以忽略的”, 如,His mistake is negligible.
Poem/poetry
二者的意思都是“诗”,区别在于,poem是一篇篇具体的诗作,而poetry是集合意义上、抽象意义上的“诗;诗集”。如,This is a love poem. (这是一首爱情诗,即具体一首诗)He is famous for his love poetry. (他以爱情诗出名。即,他写过不止一首爱情诗)
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