考研英语必备形近词辨析50例
作者: 来源:肖克核心词汇 时间:2010-03-29 17:15
tical和impracticable
impractical (not sensible or efficient or not actually possible)“不切实际的,不现实的”。impracticable (not able to be done or used)“不能实行的,行不通的”;
With a river on one side and a steep drop on the other, it is impracticable to widen the road.
ible和incredulous
incredible“不可相信的,难以置信的”;incredible energy惊人的能量,精力。incredulous“不相信的,表示怀疑的”;be incredulous of hearsay不相信道听途说;an incredulous look怀疑的目光。
ous和ingenuous
ingenious“机灵的”; an ingenious mind机灵的头脑;an ingenious machine精巧的机器。ingenuous“直率的,坦白的”。
e和intensive
intense“激烈的,强烈的”,“紧张的”an intense light强烈的灯光;intense heat酷热;an intense life奋发图强的生活。intensive“加强的,集中的”;“深入细致的,彻底的”; an intensive bombardment密集炮击;an intensive study彻底的研究;an intensive reading精读(extensive reading泛读)。
on和juncture
junction“接合,连接”,“(河流的)汇合处”; make a junction取得联络,连接起来junction box接线盒。juncture (a particular point in time or in a sequence of events)“接合,连接”,“时机,关头”;an important juncture in a man's career人生历程中的重要关头;at this juncture在这个时候;in the present critical juncture of things在目前这一危急关头下。
和prone
它们都具有“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.和lose
loose“松的,宽的”。lose“丢失”; lose one's balance失去平衡,跌倒;lose one's head被搞糊涂。
ant和luxurious
luxuriant (growing strongly or vigorously; abundant, prolific)“繁茂的;多产的;丰富的”;His luxuriant beard was red.
luxurious“豪华的,奢侈的”;a luxurious table奢侈的饭菜。
l和magic
它们都和magic有关系,但是magical也有“wonderful, entrancing”的意思。ly和masterful
masterly (showing great skill or the skill of a master)“熟练的;名家的”。masterful (showing power or authority)“主人派头的,专横的”;You're so strong and masterful.
te和obsolescent
obsolete(no longer in use or already out of date)“已废弃的,已不用的”; an obsolete vessel废舰;an obsolete word已废的词。obsolescent (going out of use or becoming out of date)“逐渐被废弃的,快要不用的”;Do you think that faxes are obsolescent?
52. officious和official
officious“爱管闲事的”,“非正式的”;an officious statement非正式声明。official“官方的”,“公务上的”; an official gazette官方通报;an official letter公函,公文;an official record正式记录ble和peaceful
peaceable (peace loving, mild, placid, not inclined to quarrel or fight or existing in peace)“平和的”;“温和的”;“温顺的”。
peaceful“和平的,太平的”;“宁静的”;“爱好和平的”;a peaceful night's sleep ; peaceful coexistence和平共处;peaceful uses of atomic energy原子能的和平应用。