英語(yǔ)中有些音、形、義非常接近的形容詞,辨析這些形容詞是掌握形容詞用法的重點(diǎn),也是大學(xué)英語(yǔ)四級(jí)考試中“詞匯與結(jié)構(gòu)”的一個(gè)重點(diǎn)項(xiàng)目。
「例如」
No one imagined that the apparently ____professor was actually a criminal.
A) respectful B) respectable
C) respective D) respecting
respectful表示“尊敬他人的”;respectable表示“受人尊敬的”;respective則表示“各自的”;respecting常用作介詞,表示“關(guān)于”。根據(jù)句意:沒(méi)有人想到這個(gè)表面令人尊敬的教授實(shí)際上是個(gè)罪犯,應(yīng)選B.No one would believe his story. It was quite ____ .
A) credible B) credulous C) creditable D) incredible
credible意為“可靠的”;credulous意為“輕信的”;creditable意為“高貴的”;incredible意為“不可靠的”。根據(jù)題意應(yīng)選D.句意為:沒(méi)有人會(huì)相信他的故事,那是相當(dāng)不可靠的。
It is quite necessary for a qualified teacher to have good manner and ____ knowledge. (CET-4 1996,1)
A) extensive B) expensive C) intensive D) expansive
extensive意思是:廣博的,泛泛的;expensive意思是:貴的;intensive意思是:精深的;expansive意思是:擴(kuò)大的。根據(jù)句意:一個(gè)合格的老師必須有良好的舉止和廣博的知識(shí),應(yīng)選擇A.