Zi 字媒體

31.distinctive和distinctdistinctive「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dueldual「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edibleeatable 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economiceconomic「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invokeevoke「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fatefulfatal 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fictitiousfictional「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historichistorical「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impassibleimpassable「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implyinfer「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。