几组拼写易混淆的单词

1. dessert / desert 甜点 / 沙漠
If you make the main course, I'll make a dessert. 如果你做主菜，那我就来做甜食。
the desert sun 沙漠里的太阳
 
2. definitely / defiantly 绝对地 / 挑衅地
He definitely said he'd be here. 他肯定地说了他会到这里来的。
a defiant attitude 挑衅的态度
 
3. socialite / socialist 社交名流 / 社会主义者
a wealthy socialite 富有的社交界名流
He was a socialist all his life. 他一生都是个社会主义者。
 
4. tortuous/ torturous 弯曲的 / 痛苦的 
He took a tortuous route through back streets. 他走的是偏僻、曲折的街道。
a torturous eight weeks in their prison camp 在战俘集中营度过的痛苦的8周
 
5. septic / sceptic, skeptic 受感染的 / 怀疑论者，无神论者
 I had my ears pierced and one of them went septic. 我穿了耳洞，有一只耳朵感染了。
He is a sceptic who tries to keep an open mind. 他是一个试图保持开明观点的怀疑论者。
 
6. causal / casual 因果关系的 / 随便的
Is there a causal relationship between violence on television and violent behaviour? 电视暴力和暴力行为之间有因果关系吗
casual clothes 便裝
 
7. marital/ martial婚姻的 / 军事的
They've been having marital problems. 他们的婚姻一直有问题。
Renegade forces captured the capital and imposed martial law. 叛军占领了首都，宣布实施军事管制。
 
8. heroin / heroine 海洛因 / 女主角
a heroin addict 吸食海洛因成瘾者
She was the heroine of the drama. 她是那部剧的女主。