容易混淆的英文單字
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* compliment (n.)[ ˈkɑm plə mənt ] (v.) [ ˈkɑm plə ˌmɛnt ]
(n.) (v.) 稱讚
* complement (n.)[ ˈkɑm plə mənt ] (v.) [ ˈkɑm plə ˌmɛnt ]
(n.) (v.) 互相配合、互補
A compliment is a two-way gift that benefits the giver and recipient alike.
讚美是對讚美者和被讚美者的一個雙向的禮勿。
The network and telephone features should be complementary, not competitive, to help keep customer confusion at a minimum.
網路和電話的功能應該是互補而非競爭，這樣才能使得顧客的困惑於最少。
(complementary是complement的形容詞)
* conscious [ ˈkɑn ʃəs]
(adj.) (n.) 知覺
* conscience [ ˈkɑn ʃəns]
(n.) 良心、良知
A police officer was knocked unconscious during the arrest of a man for disorderly conduct.
當在逮捕一位擾亂秩序的男人時，有一位警察被敲昏了。
Nazis have no conscience about their cruelty.
納粹黨人對他們的殘忍毫無良知。
* confident [ ˈkɑnfədənt ]
(adj.) 有信心
* confidant [ ˈkɑn fɪˌdænt, -dənt ]
(n.) 知己、密友
I am confident of passing the exam.
我對通過考試有信心。
She is a confidant of mine.
她是一位我的知心好友。
* confound [ kənˈfaʊnd ]
(v. tr.) 使困惑
* compound [ˈkɑmpaʊnd ]
(v.) (adj.) (n.) 混合、合成物
These questions confounded even the experts.
這些問題把專家都搞混了。
Supermarket is a compound word.
supermaket是一個super和market合成的單字。
* consist [ kənˈsɪst ]
(v. intr.) 組成
* comprise [ kəmˈpraɪz ]
(v. tr.) 組成
This committee consists of twelve persons.
這個委員會由12個人組成。
(consist只能當作不及物動詞使用，不能有受詞，後面要接介系詞of)
This committee comprises twelve persons.
這個委員會組成有12個人。
(comprise只能當作及物動詞使用，必須要有受詞；persons是comprise的受詞)
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* continuously [ kənˈtɪnjʊəslɪ ]
(adv.) 無中斷的繼續
* continually [ kənˈtɪnjʊəlɪ ]
(adv.) 間歇性的繼續
The alarm had rung continuously for two hours.
警報已經連續不停地響了二小時。
The police had interrogated the suspect continually throughout the night.
警方已經審訊嫌犯了一整夜。(中間可能有吃飯或休息…)
* convince [ kənˈvɪns ]
(v. tr) 使…相信
* persuade [pɚˈswed ]
(v. tr) 說服
The defendant convinced the judge that he is innocent.
被告使法官相信他是無姑的。
The real estate agent is persuading us to buy the house.
房地產掮客正在說服我們買這棟房屋。
* cost [ kɔst ] (v.) (cost) 花費；
(costed) 計算...成本或費用
現在式 |
過去式 |
過去分詞 |
現在分詞 |
cost |
cost |
cost |
costing |
costed |
costed |
It costs more now.
這個東西現在更貴了。
(本句是現在式，主詞it是第三人稱單數，動詞要加s)
It cost 20 dollars last week.
這個東西上週賣20元。 (本句是過去式)
The budget went over by 50 per cent, which was obviously not costed properly in the first place.
預算超出了百分之50，它顯然一開始就沒有適當的估算好。
(本句是過去被動式；依句子意思要用costed)
* counsel [ ˈkaʊnsl ]
(n.)(v) 顧問、律師
* council [ ˈkaʊnsl ]
(n.) 議會
* consul [ ˈkansl ]
(n.) 駐外使領館的領事官
Our law firm hired three counsel yesterday.
我們的律師事務所招募了三名律師。
(counsel的單複數同型)
The city council voted 8-1 to approve a three-year agreement with two contractors to build 10 parking garages.
市議會以8比1的投票通過和二家承包商三年興建10所停車場的契約。
We had a meeting with the Consul General of Malaysia.
我們和馬來西亞的總領事開了一次會。
* credible [ ˈkrɛdəbl ]
(adj.) 可信任的
* creditable [ ˈkrɛdɪtəbl ]
(adj.) 值得獎勵的
* credulous [ ˈkrɛdʒʊ ləs ](adj.) 易受騙的
The witness’ testimony seems credible.
目擊者的證詞似乎可以採信。
His scholastic achievements are creditable.
他的學術成就值得獎勵。
She looks credulous.
她看起來容易受騙的樣子。
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