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英语初级口译中容易混淆的词汇

2008-09-23来源:
有些英语单词样子上看起来差不多,但含义却差之千里,不小心遇到的时候,请打起十二分精神!

accept except

accept:to receive 接收、接纳。

例:Please accept my gift.

except:not including 除……以外。

例:We go to school everyday except Sunday.

advice advise

advice:opinion about what should be done 忠告、劝告(名词)

例:She gives good advice.

advise:to recommend 提出忠告(及物动词)

例:Please advise me on what to do.

affect effect

affect:to influence 给予……影响。

例:Do not let the loss affect you.

effect:“a effect is a result” 结果。

例:The loss did not have an effect on me.

all ready already

all ready:everything is ready 全都准备好

例:We are all ready to move.

already :previously 已经。

例:We already moved our things yesterday.

complement compliment

complement:to make complete 补充。

例:This hat will complement my new dress.

compliment:A compliment is something said in praise 称赞。

例:Thank you for the compliment about my dress.

emigrate immigrate

emigrate:to leave one country to settle in another (由本国以往他国)移民。

例:I intend to emigrate from Hong Kong.

immigrate:to come to live in a new country (由外国而来)移民。

例:I intend to immigrate to Canada.

past passed

past :gone by or history 经过,过去、以往。

例:The car drove past my house.

My past is very interesting.

passed:pass的过去时态。

例:We passed through the town without stopping.

principal principle

principal:the head of a school 校长

例:The principal spoke to us today.

principle:a principle is an important fact or law.

例:The principle of democracy is important to ourcountry.

stationary stationery

stationary:standing still 不动的、静止的。

例:Please remain stationary.

stationery:writing materials 文具、信纸。

例:They went to the store to buy some stationery.

uninterested disinterested

uninterested:指没有兴趣,索然无味,漠不关心。

例:An unterested student will not learn anything. 缺乏兴趣的学生什么都学不到。

词组:unterested attitude 漠不关心的态度

be uninterested in 对……无兴趣。

disinterested:则表示没有获得利益的动机,进而意指没有偏见,在美语中,也可以作漠不关心解

Two disinterested parties are needed to verify these documents for us. 我们需要两个公正的团体来查证这些文件。