TEXT: Confused Words - NOUN
容易混淆的名詞
1. custom 風俗 / habit 習慣
It's the custom for the bride's father to pay for the wedding.
She was in the habit of taking a walk after dinner.
2. cost成本 / price 售價
The cost of living rose two percent in the last year.
Fuel prices are rising steadily.
3. capital資本、首都 / capitol 議會大樓
You'll need more capital if you want to open your own business.
The Capitol is the building in Washington D.C. where the US Congress meets.
4. council 會議、委員會 / consul領事 / counsel忠告
He has been on the Borough Council for years.
The French Consul in Addis Ababa
She counseled them not to accept this settlement.
5. comparison比較（相似處） / contrast對比、比較（相異處）
On comparison ,the Escort was the more reliable car.
The contrast between the two sisters surprised him.
6. crime罪（法律上）/ sin罪（宗教上）/ evil罪（倫理上）
We moved here ten years ago because there was very little crime.
The Bible says adultery is a sin.
7. customer顧客 / client訴訟委託人
Next customer please!
Meeting with an important client.
8. dessert甜點 / desert 沙漠
There is ice-cream for dessert.
The Sahara Desert.
9. employee僱工 / employer僱主
bad employee relations
a fair employer
10. express快信、快車、表達 / expression表達、表情
Orient Express 東方快車
Send these books by express.
A thoughtful expression
Pardon / forgive / excuse the expression
11. mission 任務 / errand 差事
The soldiers' mission was to blow up the radio station.
I'm in a a hurry , I've got some errands to do.
12. means方法 / meaning 意義
The quickest means of travel is by plane.
One word can have several meanings.
13. message 資訊（可數）/ information 消息（不可數的）
There is an important message for you.
This book gives all sorts of useful information on how to repair cars.
14. observance 遵守 / observation 觀察 / observatory 天文臺
the observance of Christmas rules奉行過耶誕節的習俗
She is in hospital under observation.
15. pork 豬肉 / pig 豬
a pork chop 豬排
a dirty pig
16. product 製成品（可數）/ produce 自然之產物（不可數）
The country's main products are cocoa and gold.
The wine bottle was marked Produce of Spain.
17. profession 職業（專門性）/ occupation 職業（一般性）
He is a lawyer by profession.
Please state your name, address, and occupation.
18. principle 原則 / principal 校長、本金
the principle of free speech
the principal of this school
19. stairs 室內樓梯 / steps 室外樓梯
She sat on the bottom stair.
Mind the step outside the door.
20. surroundings 環境（外在的）/ circumstances 環境（內在的）
The house is situated in very pleasant surroundings.
Force of circumstance compelled us to close the business.
21. scene 一幕、出事地點（指部分景色，可數）/ scenery 風景（指全部景色，不可數）
Some of the more violent scenes are very disturbing.
The best part of the trip was the scenery.
22. success成功 / succession 繼承
The play was an overnight success.
If Prince Charles dies, the succession passes to his son.
23. sock 短襪 stocking 長襪
a pair of cotton socks
She wore nylon stockings.
24. translation 翻譯 / interpretation 口譯、通譯、解釋
a translation of Aristotle's 'Ethics'
It's difficult to put an accurate interpretation on the survey results.
25. task任務、工作（可數）/ work工作（不可數）/ job工作（可數） / toil苦工（不可數）
He was given the task of stacking the chairs in the auditorium.
My father started work when he was 15.
Mary got a job as a teacher.
A life of toil
26. tax稅 / taxation課稅 / duty關稅
before tax / after tax
the reform of taxation
The duty on wine has gone up.
27. tour周遊 / expedition探險（隊）/ excursion遠足 / voyage航行
a bicycle tour
Tom led an expedition to the top of Kilimanjaro.
a day's excursion to the island
The voyage from England to India used to take six months.
28. weather天氣 / climate氣候
What's the weather like in your hometown?
Los Angeles' warm , dry climate
29. street街道 / avenue林蔭道 / road平坦大路 / route路線 / path小路 / boulevard 林蔭大道
101 Oxford Street, London
We explored every possible avenue, but couldn't find a solution.
a busy road / at the end of the road
What's the best route to the cinema?
They used axes to clear a path through the jungle.
Sunset Boulevard
30. wage(s)工資 / salary薪水
The job's not very exciting, but she earns a good wage.
She is on a salary of $1000.
31. exhibit陳列、陳列品 / show小型展覽會 / exhibition 博覽會
He is going to exhibit his roses at the flower show.
Many exhibits were donated by local millionaire.
The annual pet show takes place in August.
an exhibition of black and white photographs
32. flat (BrE 英式) 公寓 / apartment (AmE 美式) 公寓 / dormitory宿舍
They have a flat in Crouch End.
How many bedrooms do you have in your new apartment?
They sleep in dormitories when they are at school.
33. floor室內之地 / ground室外之地
She is spreading mud all over the kitchen floor.
marshy ground
34. hospital醫院 / clinic 診所
He is in hospital, recovering from an operation.
dental clinic
35. knowledge 知識 / intelligence智力 / wisdom智慧
You need specialist knowledge to do this job.
Use your intelligence!
a man of great wisdom
36. language語言 / dialect方言
How many languages do you speak?
He can speak that kind of dialect.
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