national resources potential 见 arms
respectable/respectful
No one imagined that the apparently ____ business man was really a criminal A. respectful B. respective C. respectable D. reverent(Nelson, 450B) 我拿不准是选 A,还是选 C。
respectable 和 respectful 是两个易混的词。但是如能抓住形容词后缀-able 和 -ful 的特点,还是很容易掌握它们之间的区别的。-able 可加在动词之后构成形容词,一般具有被动意义。observable(可被观察到的),breakable(易破碎的),loveable(可爱的),forgivable(可原谅的),respectable(受尊敬的,可敬的)。由后缀-ful 构成的形容词一般具有主动意义,helpful(有益的),useful(有用的)。respectful = showing respect,一般是指某人对他人的尊敬。请看下面的实例:
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He looked like a respectable American businessman ... (EED) 他看上去像是一个可敬的美国商人……
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I wish you would be more respectful to your father. (Shaw) 我希望你更加尊敬你的父亲。
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She kept a respectful silence. (EED) 她保持恭敬的沉默。
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During the course of the game, the young captain has the task to keep a distance
behind his chief and his energies to the task of not winning and at the same time not