英语讲义【19】容易混淆的常用词
<p> 两个学生的作业里有这两句话：</p><p> ①<span word="Singapore">Singapore</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="country">country</span>. <span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="achievements">achievements</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="significant">significant</span>.</p><p> ②<span word="Beside">Beside</span> <span word="attacking">attacking</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="mobs">mobs</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="criticized">criticized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="goverments">goverments</span> <span word="indulgent">indulgent</span> <span word="attitude">attitude</span>.</p><p> 两句中各有一个错误，即：<span word="Its">Its</span>和<span word="Beside">Beside</span>；应该是 <span word="Its">Its</span>和<span word="Besides">Besides</span>才对。<span word="Its">Its</span>是<span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span>的缩写，<span word="Its">Its</span>才是所有代名词它的。<span word="Beside">Beside</span>是在旁边，而<span word="Besides">Besides</span> 才是除此之外。</p><p> 像这样形似义异的字，在英语里相当多，稍微粗心，便会混淆不清。</p><p> 下面是些类似的混淆词，请大家注意：</p><p> ⒈<span word="altogether">altogether</span>（完全地）：<span word="all">all</span> <span word="together">together</span>（全部）</p><p> （<span word="a">a</span>） <span word="Dr">Dr</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="altogether">altogether</span> <span word="pleased">pleased</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="salary">salary</span>.</p><p> （<span word="b">b</span>） <span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="together">together</span>.</p><p> ⒉<span word="complement">complement</span>（辅助）：<span word="compliment">compliment</span>（恭维）</p><p> （<span word="a">a</span>） <span word="Different">Different</span> <span word="transport">transport</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="complement">complement</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span>.</p><p> （<span word="b">b</span>） <span word="Sam">Sam</span> <span word="complimented">complimented</span> <span word="Helen">Helen</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="assistance">assistance</span>.</p><p> ⒊<span word="uninterested">uninterested</span>（不感兴趣的）： <span word="disinterested">disinterested</span>（大公无私的）</p><p> （<span word="a">a</span>） <span word="All">All</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="uninterested">uninterested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="project">project</span>.</p><p> （<span word="b">b</span>） <span word="A">A</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="judge">judge</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="disinterested">disinterested</span>.</p><p> ⒋<span word="formally">formally</span>（正式地）：<span word="formerly">formerly</span>（以前）</p><p> （<span word="a">a</span>） <span word="The">The</span> <span word="guest">guest</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="formally">formally</span> <span word="introduced">introduced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="host">host</span>.</p>
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