容易混淆的詞匯

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有些英語單詞樣子上看起來差不多,但含義卻差之千里,不小心遇到的時候,請打起十二分精神!
    accept except
    accept:to receive 接收、接納。
    例:Please accept my gift.
    except:not including 除……以外。
    例:We go to school everyday except Sunday.
    advice advise
    advice:opinion about what should be done 忠告、勸告(名詞)
    例:She gives good advice.
    advise:to recommend 提出忠告(及物動詞)
    例:Please advise me on what to do.
    affect effect
    affect:to influence 給予……影響。
    例:Do not let the loss affect you.
    effect:“a effect is a result” 結果。
    例:The loss did not have an effect on me.
    all ready already
    all ready:everything is ready 全都準備好
    例:We are all ready to move.
    already :previously 已經。
    例:We already moved our things yesterday.
    complement compliment
    complement:to make complete 補充。
    例:This hat will complement my new dress.
    compliment:A compliment is something said in praise 稱贊。
    例:Thank you for the compliment about my dress.
    emigrate immigrate
    emigrate:to leave one country to settle in another (由本國以往他國)移民。
    例:I intend to emigrate from Hong Kong.
    immigrate:to come to live in a new country (由外國而來)移民。
    例:I intend to immigrate to Canada.
    past passed
    past :gone by or history 經過,過去、以往。
    例:The car drove past my house.
    My past is very interesting.
    passed:pass的過去時態(tài)。
    例:We passed through the town without stopping.
    principal principle
    principal:the head of a school 校長
    例:The principal spoke to us today.
    principle:a principle is an important fact or law.
    例:The principle of democracy is important to ourcountry.
    stationary stationery
    stationary:standing still 不動的、靜止的。
    例:Please remain stationary.
    stationery:writing materials 文具、信紙。
    例:They went to the store to buy some stationery.
    uninterested disinterested
    uninterested:指沒有興趣,索然無味,漠不關心。
    例:An unterested student will not learn anything. 缺乏興趣的學生什么都學不到。
    詞組:unterested attitude 漠不關心的態(tài)度
    be uninterested in 對……無興趣。
    disinterested:則表示沒有獲得利益的動機,進而意指沒有偏見,在美語中,也可以作漠不關心解
    Two disinterested parties are needed to verify these documents for us. 我們需要兩個公正的團體來查證這些文件。