▶ 易混淆英文單字知多少？

考過多益測驗的同學都知道，易混淆單字是很常被當作考題的內容，尤其若這個單字又是多益常考的單字，那你更不能不知道！以下整理15組多益常見英文相似單字提供同學做筆記，並且附上單字解釋與例句，讓同學更清楚他們的用法：

accept / except

• accept (v.) 接受
You have to accept it.
• except (pp.) 除了
I understand, except for question 3.

adapt / adopt

• adapt (v.) 適應
I must adapt to this new environment.
• adopt (v.) 領養
Are you going to adopt the puppy?

advice / advise

• advice (n.) 建議
Please give me some advice.
• advise (v.) 建議
I advise you to not make another step.

desert / dessert

• desert (n.) 沙漠
It’s dry in the desert.
• dessert (n.) 甜點
Stella had dessert after dinner.

human / humane

• human (n.) 人類
Lisa is an alien, not a human.
• humane (adj.) 人性
Please be humane when dealing with this matter.

loose / lose

• loose (adj.) 鬆的
My pants have gotten loose after losing weight.
• lose (v.) 失去
Whether we win or lose, we should do our best.

personal / personnel

• personal (adj.) 個人的、私人的
These are my personal notes.
• personnel (n.) 人事
Please contact personnel with your matters.

quiet / quite

• quiet (adj.) 安靜的
Please be quiet when entering the library.
• quite (adv.) 相當
That was quite a show.

sense / since

• sense (n.) 感覺
I have a sense that we are not welcomed.
• since (pp.) 自從
Since we finished the project, let’s enjoy our weekend.

vary / very

• vary (v.) 多樣、各不相同
My taste in music varies from different types.
• very (adj.) 非常
I’m very confused about this situation.

affect / effect

• affect (v.) 影響
The new policy will affect all employees.
• effect (n.) 效果
The effect of the new policy was immediate.

principal / principle

• principal (n.) 校長；主要的
The principal of the school gave a motivational speech.
• principle (n.) 原則
She is a person of strong principles.

emigrate / immigrate

• emigrate (v.) 移居出境
They decided to emigrate to Australia for better opportunities.
• immigrate (v.) 移居入境
She immigrated to the US in 2010.

stationary / stationery

• stationary (adj.) 靜止的；不動的
The car remained stationary at the traffic light.
• stationery (n.) 文具
I need to buy some stationery for writing letters.

accept / except

• accept (v.) 接受
I am happy to accept the job offer.
• except (prep.) 除了
Everyone was invited except for John.

建議同學在筆記這些單字的同時，也要去聽過這些單字的發音，這些單字除了長相很像以外，有些連發音都很像，故不僅在多益閱讀題型裡會出現，也有很大的可能會出現再多益聽力的題目裡！