I在英语中某些词有两种或两种以上的形容词形式 I2).docVIP

在英语中某些词有两种或两种以上的形容词形式，它们词形相近，但词义不同，容易用错，下面笔者对这类形容词做一总结。1)historic: famous in history, 历史上著名的 associated with past times 与过去时代有关的??? a ~ event/speech/spothistorical: belong to history 历史上的??? a ~ people/novel/play/film/painting??? ~ trend2) electric: worked by, changed with， producing electricity 用电的，带电的, 有电的??? ~ current/cableelectrical: relating to electricity, an idea of a less close connection with electricity??? ~ engineering/apparatus3) economic: of economics??? ~ policy/geography/crisis/cropseconomical: careful in the spending of money and time, not waste 经济的，节俭的??? an ~ housewife/store4) industrial: of industries 工业的??? the ~ revolution/products/systemindustrious: hard-working, diligent??? ~ people5) considerable: great much 相当多（大）的??? a ~ income/distanceconsiderate: thoughtful 体谅的， 体贴的 周到的??? She is ~ to others.6) sensible: reasonable, having good sense 实用的， 明知的??? a ~ woman/idea/ 豁达的妇女/明知的观点??? ~ clothes 实用的衣服? sensitive: quick to receive impression 敏感的??? a ~ skin???? ~ paper 感光纸7) continual: going on all the time without stopping or with only short breaks, stop and go repeatedly, 连续的，断断续续的??? ~ rain/noisecontinuous: going on without a break, an uninterrupted flow 连续不断的??? ~ fight/work8) intense: high in degree 强烈的， 剧烈的，高度的??? ~ heat炽热/pain??? an ~ lady 热情的女子intensive: deep and thorough 精深的， 集中的??? ~ reading/study彻底研究/agriculture密集农业9） respectable: deserving respect, 值得尊敬的，有名望的??? a ~ man/professionrespectful: showing respect 尊敬人的，有礼貌的，??? He is always ~to the elders.respective: belongs to each of these 分别的，各自的??? They sat on their ~ chairs.10) imaginable: that can be imagined 可象想的??? ~ difficultiesimaginary: existing only in the mind, unreal 想象中的， 不真实的??? ~ figure imaginative: of, having, using imagination 有想象力的， 运用想象力的??? a ~ writer11) intelligent: having, showing intelligence, clever 有才智的, 聪明的???? an ~ looking girl??? ~ answerintelligible: clear to mind