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1. adherenceadhesion　　这两个词都是“粘附的”意思。???　　adherence 用于比喻的意思。例如：His adherence to the strict letter of the law. ???　　adhesion 是指物质上的。2. adjacentadjoiningcontiguous 　　这些词都有next to“紧挨”的意思。???　　adjacent “毗邻的，邻近的”，但它们可能并不相互直接接触。??　　adjoining和contiguous 指相互接触，通常之间有一个edge或boundary。3. admissionadmittance 　　它们都有“the act of entering”的意思。???　　但admission 用于公共场合。例如：The price of admission to the gallery is￡5. ??　　admittance 不指公共场合，一般指私人的住所。4. adoptedadoptive 　　adopted “收养的，过继的”???　　an adopted son(daughter) 养子（女）；my adopted country 我所入籍的国家；adopted words 外来语。???　　adoptive“收养的”，我们说adoptive parents，但很少说adoptive child；“采用的”，“假冒的”an adoptive courage假充勇敢。5. averseadverse 　　adverse “不利的，反对的”，用于事，不用于人。adverse weather conditions；an adverse reaction。 ??　　averse “嫌恶的，反对的，不乐意的”，常和“to”一起使用，而且用否定形式。6. adviseadvice 　　advise “劝告”（动词）；advice “劝告”（名词）。　7. affecteffect? 　　affect “影响”vt. ，它的第二个意思是“假装”，Though she affectes indifference, I knew she was really very upset. ???　　effect n. “结果”，“效力”。vt. “产生”，“导致”，它比“to cause, to bring out” 更为正式。His aim was to effect a radical change in the party structure.8. all readyalready 　　all ready 意思是 “completely prepared”???　　already “已经”。He had already had his lunch.　9. altogetherall together?? 　　altogether (in total) “总共”???　　all together 意思是“in a group”。如：We put the sheep all together in onefield. 这两个词还可以分开。We put all the sheep together in one field.10. alludeelude 　　allude “暗指”，“暗示”，“（婉转）提到”。???　　elude (to avoid or escape) “闪避，躲避”。如：to elude sb. s grasp 逃脱，没有被逮住；to elude the law 规避法律。The meaning eludes me. 那个意义我摸不透。 11. illusiondelusion　　illusion “幻觉，错觉” be under no illusion about sth. 对某事不存幻想。　　delusion “欺骗，迷惑”? He suffers from the delusion that hes attractive to women. 他糊里糊涂地认为自己对女人很有吸引力。 12. amendemend 　　amended (to alter or add to something) “订正，改正”，“修正（议案等）”。an amended bill 修正案；amend ones ways 改过自新。??　　emend (to correct errors in) “校订”。emend the text of a book 校勘某书；He emended the typescript before sending it to the printers. 在