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TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE
Section 1
deep vs deeply
1a. 这两个副词有时可以通用,有时则不一定能通用,这是搭配上的习惯用法,没有一定规则可循。
例如:dig deep/deeply 两者可以通用
drink deep; be buried deep 只能搭配 deep
feel deeply; deeply regret; deeply grateful 只能搭配deeply
1b. 用来构成复合形容词,要用前者;修饰过去分词,要用后者。其次,用作状语的短语,要用前者去修饰,不用后者去修饰。
例如:For some people, smoking is a deep-rooted habit.
对有些人来说,抽烟是个根深蒂固的习惯。
Literature is deeply rooted and intertwined with life's totality.
文学作品始终是同大众生活根深蒂固的交织在一起的。
Section 2
defensible vs defensive
这两个形容词混淆不得:前者是:足以防御的,而后者是:防御性的
例如:His line of conduct was defensible as it was the only practical one.
这是他唯一可以的防御行动。
We use the nuclear weapons only for defensive purpose.
我们使用核武器仅仅是为了防御。
Section 3
depart vs part
前者:脱离; 后者:分离,分手
例如:To depart from the masses is to depart from all polities.
脱离群众就是脱离政治。
I have parted from my parents for five years.
我离别父母已经有五年了。
Section 4
desirable vs desirous
这两个形容词的唯一区别就在于: 对于物质上的需求,用前者;对于精神上的需求,则要用后者。
例如:For this job it is desirable to know something about medicine.
干这个工作,就需要医药方面的知识。(物质上的需求)
The people all over the world are desirous of real disarmament.
全世界人民渴望真正的裁军。(精神上的需要)
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