考研英语形近词的用法区分

★historic与historical
historic: famous in history, 历史上著名的
historical: belong to history 历史上的
★electric与electrical
electrical: worked by, changed with， 用电的，带电的, 有电的
～ current/cable
electrical: ～ engineering/apparatus
★economic与economical
economic: of economics
～ policy/geography/crisis/crops
economical: careful in the spending of money 经济的，节俭的
an ～ housewife/store
★industrial与industrious
industrial: of industries 工业的
the ～ revolution/products/system
industrious: hard-working 努力的
～ people
★considerable与considerate
considerable: great much 相当多（大）的
a ～ income/distance
considerate: thoughtful 体谅的，
 She is ～ to others.
★sensible与sensitive
sensible: reasonable, 实用的， 明知的
a ～ woman/idea/ 豁达的妇女/明知的观点
～ clothes 实用的衣服
sensitive: quick to receive 敏感的
a ～ skin
～ paper 感光纸
★continual与continuous
continual: going on all the time without stopping
 repeatedly, 连续的，断断续续的
～ rain/noise
continuous: going on without a break,连续不断的
～ fight/work
★intense与intensive
intense: high in degree 强烈的， 剧烈的，高度的
～ heat炽热/pain
an ～ lady 热情的女子
intensive: deep and thorough 精深的， 集中的
～ reading/study彻底研究/agriculture密集农业