同源形容词
同源形容词，也称同根形容词，就是由同一个词根而派生出来的不同的形容词。这类形容词的语义有些有所联系，有些却相差很远，以下总结了一些典型的例子，供大家参考。donatello
qda◇1Beneficial beneficent
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beneficial having a helpful or uful effect eg. Fresh air is beneficial to one's health. 新鲜空气有益於健康.老外
Beneficent giving help; showing kindness eg. a beneficent patron 慷慨的赞助人
◇2credulous credible creditable
credulous too ready to believe things and therefore easy to deceive eg. credulous people who believe what the advertiments say 轻信广告的人.
Credible that can be believed or trusted eg. It ems barely credible, ie ems almost impossible to believe. 这似乎难以置信.
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Creditable of a quite good standard and derving prai or approval eg. a creditable attempt, performance, etc 值得赞扬的努力﹑表现等. ◇3Exhaustive exhausting exhausted
Exhaustive very thorough; looking at every detail eg. an exhaustive enquiry, arch 彻底的调查﹑搜查
Exhausting making you feel very tired eg. an exhausting day at work
Exhausted very tired eg. The exhausted troops surrendered. 部
队人困马乏结果投降了.
◇4Industrial industrious
Industrial connected with industry eg. industrial development 工业发展
Industrious working hard eg. The Chine are an industrious nation. 中华民族是个勤劳的民族
◇5noticeable noted notorious
Noticeable easy to e or notice eg. There's been a noticeable improvement in her handwriting. 她的
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书法有了明显的进步
noted well known becau of a special skill or feature eg. a town noted for its fine buildings, as a health resort 以精美的建筑物﹑疗养地而闻名的城镇.
Notorious well known for being bad eg. a notorious criminal, area, bend in the road 天怒人怨的罪犯﹑地区﹑急转弯
◇6Official officious
Official connected with the job of sb who is in a position of authority eg. in his official capacity as mayor 以其市长的官方身分.
Officious too ready to tell people what to do or to u the power you have to give orders eg. We were tired of being pushed around by officious civil rvants. 我们厌恶那些把我们支来支去(爱发号施令)的公务员◇7Practical practicable
Practical concerned with practice and action rather than theory eg. practical experience, skills 实践经验﹑实际技能
Practicable (of an idea, a plan or a suggestion) able to be done eg.
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a practicable scheme, solution, suggestion, etc 切实可行的计画﹑解决办法﹑建议等
◇8Respectable respective respectful
Respectable considered by society to be acceptable, good or correct eg. a respectable married couple 一对值得尊敬的夫妻
respective of or for or belonging to each as an individual eg. After the party we all went off to our respective rooms. 聚会之後我们回到各自的房间
respectful feeling or showing respect eg. listen in respectful silence 必恭必敬地静听着
◇9successful successive
successful achieving your aims or what was intended eg. a successful businesswoman,career, plan 获得成功的女商人﹑事业﹑计划
successive following immediately one after the other eg. The school has won five successive games. 该校已连胜五场比赛.
◇10Sensitive nsible nsational德国铁路晚点围巾
Sensitive easily hurt or damaged eg. A nsitive nerve in a tooth can cau great pain. 牙神经易受损伤, 可产生巨痛
Sensible able to make good judgements bad on reason and experience rather than emotion eg. It was nsible of you to lock the door. 你把门锁上了, 做得对.
Sensational causing great surpri, excitement, or interest eg. a nsational crime, victory, etc 骇人听闻的罪案﹑轰轰烈烈的胜利.
◇11Inten intensive
Inten very great; very strong; extreme eg. inten heat, pain, etc 酷热﹑剧痛.
Intensive concentrating all one's effort on a specific area eg. They teach you English in an intensive cour lasting just a week; it's quite an intensive few days! 他们用一周时间教速成英语课程, 那几天可真紧张! ◇12Intelligent intelligible intellectual
Intelligent good at learning, understanding and thinking in a logical way about things; showing this ability eg. an intelligent child 聪明的孩子
Intelligible that can be easily understood eg. intelligible speech 明白易懂的讲话
Intellectual of the intellect 智力的; 理智的eg. the intellectual faculties 智能intellectual interests, pursuits, etc 需用脑力的爱好﹑研究等
◇13contemptible contemptuous
Contemptible not derving any respect at all eg. contemptible cowardice 可鄙的胆怯
fainterContemptuous feeling or showing that you have no respect for sb/sth eg. a contemptuous person, attitude, remark 傲慢的人﹑态度﹑言语等
◇14Alternative alternate
Alternative that can be ud instead of sth el eg. The alternative book to study for the examination is `War and Peace'. 可供应考选读的另一本书是《战争与和平》
Alternate happening or following one after the other regularly eg. on alternate days, eg on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, etc 每隔一日（如星期一﹑三﹑五等）. alternate triumph and despair 交替而来的得意与失意. ◇15Politic politicalcarl
Politic well judged; prudent （指行为）得当的, 审慎的eg. When the fight began, he thought it politic to leave. 刚一打起来他就想到还是走为上策.
