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TOEFL考试中容易用混的词

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  capital ,capitol

  capital: the seat of government 首都、首府

  capitol: the buliding in which the government sits 政府大楼

  the Capitol --- 美国国会大厦

  chef , cook

  chef 来自法语,似乎身价更高一些,多指大酒楼的厨师

  cook 源于古英语,多指一般的厨师或炊事人员

  childish , childlike

  childish 孩子气的,指孩子不如人意的地方,如不懂事、幼稚、傻气等,带有
贬义

  childlike 孩子般的,多指孩子讨人喜欢的方面,如天真、纯洁、真诚等

  company , firm

  根据英美企业法,firm只是指partnership(合伙公司)或unincorporated
business(非责任有限公司),

  company则可指corporation(责任有限公司)。

  complement, compliment

  complement: v. (使)完成、补充、补足 n. 补充物

  compliment v. n. 表扬、赞美

  comprehend understand

  understand是深度和广度都超过comprehend的“理解”

  You may comprehend every word in this passage, but you may not
understand its overall meaning.

  consistent ,persistent

  consistent: adj. 前后一致的,始终如一的

  persistent: adj. 坚持不懈的, 锲而不舍的

  constrain ,restrain

  constrain: 强迫、迫使

  restrain: 束缚、限制行动

  记忆要诀:con-前缀一般都有“把。。。聚集/汇拢在一起”的意念,带有强制性
的感觉,因此constrain 是“强迫、迫使”re-前缀一般是指“向后的运动”

  discreet. discrete, discretion

  discreet /di’skrit, di’skri:t/: a. (of people or their
behaviour) careful and polite, esp. in what one chooses (not) to say;
showing good sense and judgement a discreet

  silence,opposite(反义词):indiscreet

  discrete /di’skrit, di’skri:t/ a. (esp. tech or fml) seperate,

  discontinuous

  discretion: n. (1) the quality of being discreet (2) the ability
to decide what is most suitable to be done (3) at someone’
discretion: according to someone’s decision (4) years of discretion:
the/an age when one is considered (5) discretion is the better part
of valour