SAT詞匯辨析：�？�15組詞匯分辨

1. averse vs. adverse

averse : not liking sth;opposed to sth 不喜歡某事物；反對某事物。

e.g. He seems to be averse to hard work.

adverse: not favorable; contrary; hostile 敵對的，反對的，不利的。

e.g. His health was adversely affected by the climate.

2. adversity vs. adversary

adversity: trouble; unfortunate event 不幸，災禍。

e.g. Mary faces adversity with courage.

adversary: opponent; enemy 對手，敵人。

e.g. He defeated his old adversary in the election.

第1、2組詞是經(jīng)常被同學們混淆的四個單詞，在這里兩兩組合進行對比，希望對同學們會有幫助。

3. antipathy vs. apathy

antipathy: strong or deep dislike 反感；厭惡；憎惡。

e.g. He showed a marked antipathy to foreigners.

apathy: lack of interest; indifference 缺乏興趣；漠不關心。

e.g. My parents do not feel apathy about the election.

這一組詞大家可以用詞根詞綴發(fā)來區(qū)別，path-作為詞根是“情感”的意思，anti-作為前綴是“相反，對抗”，而a-是“不、無、非”的意思，相關單詞有sympathy, empathy等。

4. derive—derivative vs. deride—derisive

derive: originate from sth; get sth from sth 源自，源于；得到獲取。

e.g. Thousands of English words derive from Latin.

deride: mock sb/sth 嘲笑，嘲弄。

e.g. They derided his effort as childish.

derisive這個單詞出現(xiàn)在閱讀中經(jīng)常被同學當做是derive的形容詞性理解，其實是deride的形容詞，意思為“嘲笑的，嘲弄的”，例如derisive laughter。

5.exhausted vs. exhaustive

exhausted: very tired 精疲力盡的。

e.g. After a ten-mile hike, everybody is exhausted.

exhaustive: very thorough; complete 詳盡的；徹底的。

e.g. Police make an exhaustive research.

怎樣的SAT詞匯備考技巧適合自己？新通外語五星名師為你解惑！

免費試聽課      馬上預約！ 免費咨詢熱線：400-618-0272

6. imprudent vs. impudent

imprudent: not wise or discreet不智的；不謹慎的；輕率的。

e.g. It would be imprudent (of you) to resign from your present job before you are offered another.

impudent: very rude and disrespectful 粗魯?shù)�；放肆的；無禮的；不尊重的。

e.g. Tom is an impudent child who never listens to his parents.

在記這組詞之前，同學們最好先記住prudent這個單詞，它本身就是“謹慎的，審慎的”意思，在其加上im-這個表否定含義的前綴，意思就很容易得出了。

7. callow vs. callous

callow: immature and inexperienced 既不成熟又無經(jīng)驗的；乳臭未乾的。

callous: cruelly insensitive or unsympathetic 冷酷無情的；無同情心的。

8. congenial vs. congenital

congenial: (of people) pleasing because of similarities in temperament, interests, etc ;agreeable（指人）（因性情﹑ 志趣等相近）彼此合得來的，意氣相投的；適合自己性格的。

e.g. I find this aspect of my job particularly congenial.

congenital: (of diseases, etc) present from or before birth （指疾病等）天生的，先天的。

e.g. We should not deride people who have congenital defects.

9. intelligent vs. intelligible

intelligent: smart, educated 聰明的，智能的，智力的。

intelligible：that can be (easily) understood 可（易）理解的。

e.g. That’s totally a muddled explanation which was scarcely intelligible.

10. impassive vs. impassioned

impassive: showing no sign of feeling 無表情的，無動于衷的。

e.g. The accused sat impassively as the judge sentenced him to ten years in prison.

impassioned: showing strong deep feeling 充滿激情的；熱烈的。

e.g. He made an impassioned plea for mercy.

同第3組詞相似的地方是這一組詞里面含有pass-表“情感”含義的詞根，im-表“不無、非”，所以impassive就是“無表情的，無動于衷的”意思。而后者中含有的“passion”其本身就是“激情，熱情”的意思。

考試還是有疑惑？ 來新通【馬上咨詢】

咨詢熱線：400-618-0272

11. adapt vs. adept

adapt: make sth suitable for a new use, situation, etc; modify sth 使某事物適合於新的用途﹑情況等；修改某事物。

e.g. These styles can be adapted to suit individual tastes.

adept: expert or skilful in (doing) sth 對（做）某事物內行的，熟練的。

e.g. She's adept at growing roses.

這一組詞中adapt也經(jīng)常容易與adopt混淆，adopt意思為“采納，收養(yǎng)”。

12. indigent vs. indigenous

indigent : poor 貧窮。

indigenous: native 土生土長的，當?shù)氐摹?/p>

e.g. Kangaroos are indigenousto Australia.

13. presumptive vs. presumptuous

presumptive: based on reasonable belief; probable基於合理之推測的；可能的。

e.g. It is absurd that he was sentenced to death based on presumptive evidence.

presumptuous: too bold or self-confident 膽大妄為的，專橫的。

e.g. Would it be presumptuous of me to ask you to contribute?

14. ingenious vs. ingenuous

ingenious: (of a person) clever at finding new or simple solutions for complex problems; original in design（指人）善於用新的或簡單的方法解決復雜問題的；設計獨特精巧的。

e.g. So you fitted that wire through that little hole there: that's very ingenious!

ingenuous: open, innocent 坦率的，不隱瞞的，天真的。

e.g. That kid gives me an ingenuous smile.

這一組詞，同學們可以利用另外兩個單詞幫助記憶，genius 和genuine,前者意思為“天才”后者意思為“真的，真誠的，非人造的”。ingenious從發(fā)音和詞形上與genius相近，而ingenuous 和genuine 相近。

15. discreet vs. discrete

discrete: separate; distinct 分離的；截然分開的。

e.g. Those are a series of discrete events.

discreet: careful or showing good judgment in what one says or does; not too obvious 言談舉止謹慎的；言行審慎的；不顯眼的。

e.g. I should make a few discreet enquires about the firm before you sign anything.

關鍵詞：形近詞 辨析 SAT詞匯 SAT考試

推薦閱讀>>>