拼寫相近、詞義迥異的單字
易混淆字組詳解
daily / diary / dairy
daily (形/副):日常的;每天
diary (名):日記
dairy (名):乳制品、乳品廠
例句:I write my daily life in a diary and buy dairy products.
through / though / thought
through (介):穿過、透過
though (連):雖然
thought (名):想法
例句:Though I was tired, I went through the park and had a new thought.
quite / quiet / quit
quite (副):相當
quiet (形):安靜的
quit (動):離開、放棄、辭職
例句:It's quite quiet here, so I decide not to quit my job.
casual / causal
casual (形):休閒的、隨便的
causal (形):因果的
例句:There is a causal relationship between casual wear and comfort.
angle / angel
angle (名):角度
angel (名):天使
例句:The painter drew an angel from a different angle.
brain / Brian
brain (名):大腦
Brian (名):布萊恩 (男子名)
例句:Brian has a very smart brain and solves problems quickly.
snake / snack
snake (名):蛇
snack (名):點心、零食
例句:We ate snacks while watching the snake.
cooperate / corporate
cooperate (動):合作
corporate (形):企業的
例句:We need to cooperate to achieve our corporate goals.
prefect / perfect
prefect (名):風紀
perfect (形/動):完美的;使完美
例句:The prefect tries to perfect his leadership skills.
stationary / stationery
stationary (形):靜止的
stationery (名):文具
例句:The stationary car is loaded with boxes of stationery.
conversation / conservation
conversation (名):對話
conservation (名):保護、保存
例句:We had a conversation about wildlife conservation yesterday.
brought / bought
brought (動):bring 的過去式,帶來
bought (動):buy 的過去式,購買
例句:She brought the book she bought from the bookstore.
principal / principle
principal (名/形):校長;主要的
principle (名):原則
例句:The principal of the school adheres to the principle of honesty.
complete / compete
complete (形/動):完整的;完成
compete (動):競爭、比賽
例句:We need to complete the project to compete in the national contest.
break / brake
break (動/名):打破、中斷;休息
brake (名/動):剎車;剎住
例句:Don't break the rules and remember to apply the brake before the break.
immoral / immortal
immoral (形):不道德的、邪惡的
immortal (形/名):不朽的、永生的;不朽人物
例句:His immoral behavior will not make him an immortal in history.
Chanel / channel
Chanel (名):香奈兒 (品牌名)
channel (名):頻道、渠道
例句:The fashion channel reported the new collection of Chanel.
quantity / quality
quantity (名):數量
quality (名):品質
例句:We should balance the quantity and quality of our products.
public / pubic
public (形/名):公眾的;大眾
pubic (形):恥骨的、陰部的
例句:The public should learn about pubic health care knowledge.
contract / contact
contract (名/動):合約;收縮
contact (名/動):聯繫;接觸
例句:We need to contact the client to sign the contract.
bacon / beacon
bacon (名):煙肉(港), 培根(台)
beacon (名):燈塔、信標
例句:We ate bacon while watching the beacon shining in the distance.
Australia / Austria
Australia (名):澳大利亞
Austria (名):奧地利
例句:Australia is in Oceania while Austria is in Europe.
suit / suite
suit (名/動):西裝;適合
suite (名):套房、組曲
例句:The suit fits him well, so he booked a suite at the hotel.
advice / advise
advice (名):建議
advise (動):建議
例句:I will follow your advice and advise you to do the same.
diner / dinner
diner (名):小餐館、用餐的人
dinner (名):晚餐
例句:The diner is full of people enjoying their dinner together.
peace / piece
peace (名):和平
piece (名):一片、一塊、一件
例句:We hope for peace and share a piece of cake to celebrate.
knight / night
knight (名):騎士
night (名):夜晚
例句:The brave knight guarded the castle throughout the night.
imitate / intimate / intimidate
imitate(動):模仿
intimate(形/名):親密的;密友
intimidate(動):恐嚇
例句:Don't imitate him to intimidate your intimate friend.
attitude / altitude / aptitude
attitude (名):態度
altitude (名):海拔
aptitude (名):天賦
例句:His positive attitude helps him adapt to high altitude and show his aptitude.
adept / adapt / adopt
adept (形):熟練的
adapt (動):適應
adopt (動):採用、收養
例句:She is adept at adapting to new environments and adopt new skills.
council / counsel / consul
council (名):委員會、理事會
counsel (名/動):顧問;諮詢
consul (名):領事
例句:The council asked the counsel to meet with the consul from Japan.
colleague / college / collage / collagen
colleague (名):同事
college (名):書院、大學
collage (名):拼貼
collagen (名):骨膠原蛋白
例句:My colleague studied collage in college and uses collagen for skincare.
achieve / archive
achieve (動):達成、實現
archive (名/動):檔案庫;歸檔
例句:We will archive the documents after we achieve our goal.
desert / dessert
desert (名/動):沙漠;捨棄
dessert (名):甜點
例句:We ate dessert after crossing the hot desert.
massage / message
massage (名/動):按摩
message (名):訊息
例句:She sent me a message to ask for a relaxing massage.
assure / ensure / insure
assure (動):向…保證、使安心
ensure (動):確保、保證
insure (動):投保、給…保險
例句:I assure you we will ensure safety and insure all the equipment.
incest / insect
incest (名):亂倫
insect (名):昆蟲
例句:The documentary about insect is not related to incest at all.
prototype / protocol
prototype (名):原型
protocol (名):協議、禮儀
例句:We follow the protocol to test the new prototype of the robot.
access / assess
access (名/動):進入權;存取
assess (動):評估
例句:We need to assess your eligibility to get access to the system.
alternation / alteration
alternation (名):交替、輪換
alteration (名):修改、變更
例句:The alternation of shifts requires some alteration of the schedule.
chore / chord
chore (名):家務雜事、瑣事
chord (名):和弦、弦
例句:After finishing household chores, she played a beautiful chord on the piano.
than / then
than (連):比(用於比較)
then (副):然後、那時
例句:She is taller than me, then we went to the park together.
