2017英語專四辭彙易考形近詞辨析50例

31.distinctive和distinct

distinctive「有特色的」，「獨特的」;

distinct「清楚的，明顯的」;a distinct smell of alcohol on his breath; the distinctive stripes of the zebra.

32.dual和duel

dual「二重的」;dual personality雙重人格;dual control雙重管轄;[w] duel[/w]「決鬥，競爭」;fight a duel with sb.與某人決鬥;challenge sb. to a duel向某人提出決鬥;a duel of wits鬥智

33.eatable和edible

eatable a.「可食用的，可吃的」;n.「食物、食品」。

edible a.「適合食用的，可以吃的」;n.「食品」。

在指吃的時候二者可通用：The toast was burnt and barely eatable/edible.但在其他情況下不一樣。

If something is eatable, it may be eaten (though it may not be safe or desirable to do so); but, if something is edible it is safe to eat.

34.economical和economic

economic「經濟學的，經濟上的」an economic survey of Scotland 蘇格蘭經濟調查;an economic blockade經濟封鎖;

economical「節儉的，經濟的」;He's had to learn to be more economical now that his only income is a small pension.

35.evoke和invoke

evoke「喚起，引起」;evoke admiration引起羨慕。

invoke「祈求(神靈)保佑，乞靈於」，行使(法權);

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致命傷。

fateful crucial, significant, deciding one's fate」「重大的」，「決定性的，決定命運的」; On that one fateful day in October, millions of pounds were wiped off the value of shares.

37.fictional和fictitious

fictional「虛構的，小說的」。

fictitious「虛構的，編造的」(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「有關歷史的」，「歷史的」, the historical period歷史階段;historical personage歷史人物。

historic「歷史上有名的，有歷史意義的」, historic town歷史名城。

39.impassable和impassible

impassable「不能通行的」，「不可逾越的」;an impassable swam不能通行的沼澤地。

impassible「不感疼痛的;無動於衷的」; an impassible God無動於衷的神。

40.infer和imply

infer「猜想，臆測」，「推斷」;infer a motive from an effect從效果推知動機。

imply「含有……的意思」; Do you realize what his words imply?你領會他說話的含意嗎? I do not imply that you are wrong.我的意思不是說你錯了。