写作中避免混淆的词汇

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.