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考研英语常用易混淆词汇表

2010-08-25来源:和谐英语
  21. confident&confidant  
  confident “深信,确信,自信”。  
  confidant “心腹朋友”。She has no close confidant to whom she can turn for advice or help. 她没有知心朋友来帮助或是劝告她。
   
  22. continual&continuous  
  continual “连续,继续”;“频繁的”;continual bouts of toothache一阵接一阵的牙痛。(这中间可能有停顿或间断。)  
  continuous “连续”(指从不间断的);We’ve had three weeks of continuous rain. 我们这里连续三周下雨不停。
   
  23. might&could   
  might 表明“possibility”。  
  could 应该用来表明“permission”. Mum said we could (might) go to the football match.
   
  24. council&counsel   
  council “议事机构”,委员会;a cabinet council 内阁会议。  
  counsel “商议,劝告”;follow sb. 's counsel close 牢记某人忠告。
   
  25. creditable&credible   
  creditable “声誉好的,可称许(赞扬)的”;
  credible “可信的,可靠的”He's the only one without a credible alibi (辩解,托辞). 他是惟一一个没有可信托辞的人。
   
  26. decisive&decided   
  decisive “果断的,断然的”;decisive measures 断然的措施。  
  decided “明确的,无疑的”;a decided success 明显的成功。
   
  27. defective&deficient  
  defective (having a fault or flaw) “有缺陷的”。 
  deficient (lacking in what is needed) “不足的”;be deficient in 欠缺。

  28. definite&definitive   
  definite (certain or clear, not vague)“明确的,一定的”。  
  definitive (authoritative, that cannot be improved) “限定的,决定性的,最后的”; definitive host 宿主;definitive organs 定形器官;definitive sentence 最后判决。
   
  29. dependant&dependent 
  dependant n. (one who depends on another for support) 受赡养者。
  dependent adj. “依靠的,依赖的”; He'sstill dependent on state benefit. The rate of relief is dependent on one's income.
   
  30. discreet&discrete
  discreet “考虑周到的,慎重的”。
  discrete “分离的,分裂的”;On closer examination, we find that the pattern is formed from thousands of discrete dots of colours.