an electric torch(generator)电筒(发电机)
an electrical engineer电机工程师
典型考题:His speech had an _______ effect on the crowd;they all cheered him.
A.electric B.electrical C.electronic D.elastic
答案为A。句意:他的演说震撼人心,整个人群都向他欢呼。 electronic电子的;elastic有弹性的。
40.eminent imminent
eminent和imminent都是形容词,词形相似,但词义不同。eminent指“的”,“卓越的”,“杰出的”; imminent指“即将发生的”,“迫在眉睫的”。例如:
Washington was eminent both as a general and as president.华盛顿作为一位将军和总统,都是出类拔萃的。
The black clouds and the lightning show that a storm is imminent.乌云和闪电表明暴风雨即将来临。
典型考题:As we know,Churchill was one of the world's most _______statesmen.
A.eminent B.imminent C.illicit D.explicable
答案为A。句意:众所周知,邱吉尔是世界上最卓越的政治家之一。A与B较易混淆,前者意为“的”;后者意为“逼近的”,“即将发生的”。illicit违法的;explicable可解释的,可说明的。
41.emotional emotive
emotional与emotive并不同义,却常被混淆。emotional表示“充满感情的”,“易动感情的”,主语多为人;
emotive表示“使人激动的”,“令人感动的”之意,主语多为物。如:
an emotional person 易动感情的人
an emotive speech 令人感动的演讲
典型考题:Women are often said to be more_______ than men.
A.emotions B.motions C.emotional D.emotive
答案为C。句意:常常说女人比男人易动感情。emotions是人类精神情感的总称,包括喜、怒、哀、乐等情绪;motions运动,动作。
42.enviable envious
enviable表示“值得羡慕的”,多作定语用。如an enviable possession一笔令人羡慕的财产。而envious表示“羡慕的”,“嫉妒的”,常用于短语be envious of(羡慕……,嫉妒……)。
典型考题:Mary would always be _______ of her sister's beauty.
A.envoy B.various C.enviable D.envious
答案为D。句意:玛丽总是嫉妒她妹妹的美丽。envoy使节,公使;various各种各样的,不同的。