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1、confident, confidential confident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 parative,comparable comparative意为比较的 相对的，比较而言的Lets make a comparative study of the two parable意为可以相提 并 论 的 ”T

2、he achievements of an athlete and a writer are not comparable.considerable,considerate considerable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.continual,continuous continual意为“继续不断 的，一再反复的”，指时间 较长但是中间有

3、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.effective,efficient effective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 effectiveagainsttuberculosis.efficient意为“效率高的” Effici

4、ent management is one of the factors which will lower productive cost. 6favorite,favorable,favored favorite意为“特别喜爱 的 ”Who is your favorite writer?favorable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 treatmenthistoric,historicalhistoric意为“历史上有名 的，有历史意义的

5、”，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.honorable,honorary honorable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 anhonorary doctorate.imaginable, imaginary, imaginative imagin

6、able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”指巾想象产生，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,incredulous incredible意为“难以置信 的”The pl

7、ot 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=doubtful. 11.industrial,industrious industrial意为工业的，产 业的Birmingham is the centre of an industrial area. industrious意为“勤奋的 勤劳的She knew him to be industrious and clever.negligible

8、,negligent negligible意为“微不足道 的”Losses in trade this year were negligible.negligent意为“忽视的，倏 忽的，粗心大意的”He has been negligent in not locking the door.practical,practicable practical意为“实际的，实 用的 ”I dont think that it would be much practical value to either of us.practicable意为“可行的， 行得通的This is apracticable solution .respectable,respectful,res pective respectable意为“受人尊敬的正派的，体面的；达到一 定标准或规模的They area respectable married couple. respectful意为“尊重