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在英语中某些词有两种或两种以上的形容词形式，它们词形相近，但词义不同，容易用错，下面笔者对这类形容词做一总结。 1)historic: famous in history, 历史上著名的 associated with past times 与过去时代有关的 a ~ event/speech/spot historical: belong to history 历史上的 a ~ people/novel/play/film/painting ~ trend 2) electric: worked by, changed with， producing electricity 用电的，带电的, 有电的 ~ current/cable electrical: relating to electricity, an idea of a less close connection with electricity ~ engineering/apparatus 3) economic: of economics ~ policy/geography/crisis/crops economical: careful in the spending of money and time, not waste 经济的，节俭的 an ~ housewife/store 4) industrial: of industries 工业的 the ~ revolution/products/system industrious: hard-working, diligent ~ people 5) considerable: great much 相当多（大）的 a ~ income/distance considerate: thoughtful 体谅的， 体贴的 周到的 She is ~ to others. 6) sensible: reasonable, having good sense 实用的， 明知的 | 
