2018考博英语词汇易混词辨析

　　34.economical和economic

　　economic “经济学的，经济上的” an economic survey of Scotland 苏格兰经济调查;an economic blockade 经济封锁;economical “节俭的，经济的”;He’s had to learn to be more economical now that his only income is a small pension.

　　35.evoke和invoke

　　evoke “唤起，引起”;evoke admiration 引起羡慕。

　　invoke “祈求(神灵)保佑，乞灵于”，行使(法权);The shaman invokes the spirits of their ancestors. If our case fails in the national courts we will invoke the European Declaration on Human Rights.

　　36.fatal和fateful

　　fatal “causing death or disaster” “致命的”; a fatal disease 不治之症; a fatal wound 致命伤。

　　fateful “crucial, significant, deciding one’s fate” “重大的”，“决定性的，决定命运的”; On that one fateful day in October, millions of pounds were wiped off the value of shares.

　　37.fictional和fictitious

　　fictional “虚构的，小说的”。

　　fictitious “虚构的，编造的”(denotes something that is not real and has been created with the intention of deceiving others); He gave the police a fictitious name.

　　38.historical和historic

　　historical “有关历史的”，“历史的”, the historical period 历史阶段;historical personage 历史人物。

　　historic “历史上有名的，有历史意义的”, historic town 历史名城。

　　39.impassable和impassible

　　impassable “不能通行的”，“不可逾越的”;an impassable swamp 不能通行的沼泽地。

　　impassible “不感疼痛的;无动于衷的” ; an impassible God 无动于衷的神。

　　40.infer 和imply

　　infer “猜想，臆测”，“推断”;infer a motive from an effect 从效果推知动机。

　　imply “含有……的意思”; Do you realize what his words imply? 你领会他说话的含意吗? I do not imply that you are wrong. 我的意思不是说你错了。

　　41.impractical和impracticable

　　impractical (not sensible or efficient or not actually possible)“不切实际的，不现实的”。

　　impracticable (not able to be done or used) “不能实行的，行不通的”;With a river on one side and a steep drop on the other, it is impracticable to widen the road.

　　42.incredible和incredulous

　　incredible“不可相信的，难以置信的”; incredible energy 惊人的能量，精力。

　　incredulous“不相信的，表示怀疑的”;be incredulous of hearsay 不相信道听途说; an incredulous look 怀疑的目光。

　　43.ingenious和ingenuous

　　ingenious “机灵的”; an ingenious mind 机灵的头脑; an ingenious machine 精巧的机器。

　　ingenuous “直率的，坦白的”。

　　44.intense和intensive

　　intense “激烈的，强烈的”，“紧张的” an intense light 强烈的灯光; intense heat 酷热;an intense life 奋发图强的生活。

　　intensive “加强的，集中的”; “深入细致的，彻底的”; an intensive bombardment 密集炮击; an intensive study 彻底的研究; an intensive reading 精读 (opp. extensive reading 泛读)。

　　45.junction和juncture

　　junction“接合，连接”，“(河流的)汇合处”; make a junction 取得联络，连接起来 junction box 接线盒。

　　juncture (a particular point in time or in a sequence of events) “接合，连接”，“时机，关头”; an important juncture in a man’s career 人生历程中的重要关头; at this juncture 在这个时候;in the present critical juncture of things 在目前这一危急关头下。

　　46.apt和prone

　　它们都具有“tending to or in the habit of”的意思，但是 prone 只用于人。 Elderly people are prone to falls, often because of arthritic joints or dizziness.

　　47.loose和lose

　　loose “松的，宽的”。

　　lose “丢失”; lose one’s balance 失去平衡，跌倒;lose one’s head 被搞糊涂。

　　48.luxuriant和luxurious

　　luxuriant (growing strongly or vigorously; abundant, prolific)“繁茂的;多产的;丰富的”;His luxuriant beard was red.

　　luxurious “豪华的，奢侈的”; a luxurious table 奢侈的饭菜。

　　49.magical和magic

　　它们都和magic有关系，但是magical 也有“wonderful, entrancing”的意思。

　　50.masterly和masterful

　　masterly (showing great skill or the skill of a master) “熟练的;名家的”。

　　masterful (showing power or authority) “主人派头的，专横的”; You’re so strong and masterful.

　　51.obsolete和obsolescent

　　obsolete(no longer in use or already out of date) “已废弃的，已不用的”; an obsolete vessel 废舰; an obsolete word 已废的词。

　　obsolescent (going out of use or becoming out of date) “逐渐被废弃的，快要不用的”; Do you think that faxes are obsolescent?

　　52. officious和official

　　officious“爱管闲事的”，“非正式的”; an officious statement 非正式声明。

　　official “官方的”，“公务上的”; an official gazette 官方通报;an official letter 公函,公文;an official record 正式记录

　　53.peaceable和peaceful

　　peaceable (peaceloving, mild, placid, not inclined to quarrel or fight or existing in peace)“平和的”;“温和的”;“温顺的”。

　　peaceful “和平的，太平的”;“宁静的”;“爱好和平的”; a peaceful night’s sleep ; peaceful coexistence 和平共处; peaceful uses of atomic energy 原子能的和平应用。

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