同根形容词辨析.doc

1. confident, confidentialconfident意为“有信心的，自信的”He is quite confident that he will be able to pass the final English examination.confidential意为“表示信任的；机密的，机要的”Dont become too confidential with strangers.2.comparative,comparablecomparative意为“比较的；相对的，比较而言的”Lets make a comparative study of the two languages.comparable意为“可以的”The achievements of an athlete and a writer are not comparable.3.considerable,considerateconsiderable意为“相当多（大、长、重）的”He amassed a considerable fortune.considerate意为“为他人着想,考虑周到的”It was considerate of you not to play the piano while I was asleep.4.continual,continuouscontinual意为“继续不断的，一再反复的”，指时间较长但是中间有短暂的间歇，多指重复的动作，常用来修饰一些令人不愉快的东西。He hates these continual arguments with his wife.continuous意为“连续的，持续的”，指连续不断，中间没有间歇。the brain needs a continuous supply of blood.5.effective,efficienteffective意为“有效的，效果好；生效的”，指得到所希望的结果或产生较长远的效果。The medicine is effective against tuberculosis.efficient意为“效率高的” Effcient management is one of the factors which will lower productive cost.6.favorite,favorable,favoredfavorite意为“特别喜爱的”Who is your favorite writer?favoable意为“有利的，良好的；赞成的”The international situation is favorable to us.favored意为“优惠的” favored nation treatment7.historic,historicalhistoric意为“历史上有名的，有历史意义的”，指在历史上有一定地位的Beijing is a historic city.historical意为“历史的，有关历史的”指和历史有关或与历史研究有关。This is a famous historical event. 8.honorable,honoraryhonorable意为“光荣的，高尚的”His honorable deed was reported in the newspaper.honorary意为“荣誉的，名誉的”He was awarded an honorary doctorate.9. imaginable, imaginary,imaginativeimaginable意为“可想象到的”，指较切合实际的想象，常放在所修饰的名词之后This is the only solution imaginable.imaginary意为“想象的，虚构的”指由想象产生，非客观存在All the characters in the novel are imaginary.imaginative意为“富有想象力的”，指积极的，机敏的思维活动。His teacher likes him because?? he is an imaginative child.10.incredible,incredulousincredible意为“难以置信的”The plot of the book is incredible.incredulous意为“不相信，表示怀疑”When the discovery was first announced, many scholars were incredulous.11.industrial,industriousindustrial意为“工