艾易艾斯(aeas)阅读技巧（九）明辨容易混淆的单词 — 续

1. famous / infamous

famous 和 infamous 是很有意思的一组词，两者皆表示出名，但是前者是善名，后者则是恶名。所以我们可以说：

Princes Diana is famous for her work in ridding the world of landmines.

戴安娜皇妃因其扫雷的事迹广为人知。

Hitler is infamous for war crime and anti-human acts.

希特勒因战争犯罪以及反人类罪行而臭名昭著。

2. farther / further

father. n 父亲

further. adv. 更进一步地

hey lacked the scientific personnel to develop the technical apparatus much further.

他们缺少进一步研发这些技术设备的科技人员。

3. flaunt / flout

这一组词汇不仅拼写接近，意思也有近似的地方。

flaunt. vt. 炫耀

They drove around in Rolls-Royces, openly flaunting their wealth.

他们开着劳斯莱斯车四处转，公开炫耀他们的财富。

flout. vt. 轻视

The foolish boy flouted his mother’s advice.

这个愚蠢的孩子轻视他母亲的忠告。

4. flounder / founder

这一组单词的发音非常接近，但是词义和词性却毫无关联。

flounder. vi. 挣扎

What a pity that his career was left to flounder.

真遗憾，他的事业陷入了困境

founder. n. 创建者.

He was one of the founders of the university’s medical faculty. 他是该大学医学院的创建人之一。 5. forbear / forebear

这一组词的发音我完全一样，只是重音的位置不同

forbear [fɔː’beə]; forebear [’fɔːbeə]

forbear. vt. 忍耐

I forbore to comment on this.

我不欲评论它

forebear. n. 祖先

I’ll come back to the land of my forebears.

我将回到祖先的土地。