成人学位英语易混淆词汇解析三(4)

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2017年04月19日

摘要:  51. childish,childlike   childish幼稚的。如:It was very childish of him to lose his temper over something so unimportant.   childlike孩子般天真的。如:When she won the gold medal,there was childlike smile on her face.   52. choose,pick,select,elect   choose是一常用词,

his parents when he was still a child.

  66. desert,dessert

  desert沙漠。如:Have you ever been to a desert?

  Dessert甜食。如:What would you like for dessert,an apple pie or ice-cream?

  67. discover,invent

  discover发现。如:A coal mine has been discovered in that area.

  invent发明,创造。如:A kind of toothbrush has been invented to relieve toothache.

  68. duty,responsibility

  均有"责任"之意,可换用。

  duty意义较广,多指发自内心的道德伦理上的责任感。

  responsibility着重指从道义或法律上对事件之后果负责。如:I took full responsibility for breaking the vase.(我承担打破花瓶的全部责任。)

  69. effective,efficient

  均可表示"有效的".

  effective常用以指物,强调能产生某种预期的效果。如:effective medicine,effective method等。

  efficient"效率高的","有能力的",用以指人或物,着重有效地利用时间、精力并取得预期效果。如:The German telephone system is highly efficient. (德国的电话系统效率很高。)

  70. economic,economical

  economic经济(学)的。如:the economic doctrines of Ricardo(李嘉图的经济学说)

  economical节约的,节俭的。如:He is economical of money and time.

  71. electric,electrical,electronic

  三词都与电有关

  electric着重于发电的,电动的或导电的。如:electric generator(发电机);electric light(电灯