在英语中某些词有两种或两种以上的形容词形式，它们词形相近，但词义不同，容易用错，你知道这些形容词的不同之处吗？请看

★historic与historical

historic: famous in history, 历史上著名的 associated with past times 与过去时代有关的
a ～ event/speech/spot

historical: belong to history 历史上的
a ～ people/novel/play/film/painting
～ trend

★electric与electrical

electrical: worked by, changed with， producing electricity 用电的，带电的, 有电的
～ current/cable

electrical: relating to electricity, an idea of a less close connection with electricity
～ engineering/apparatus

★economic与economical

economic: of economics
～ policy/geography/crisis/crops

economical: careful in the spending of money and time, not waste 经济的，节俭的
an ～ housewife/store

★industrial与industrious

industrial: of industries 工业的
the ～ revolution/products/system

industrious: hard-working, diligent
～ people

★considerable与considerate

considerable: great much 相当多（大）的
a ～ income/distance

considerate: thoughtful 体谅的， 体贴的 周到的
She is ～ to others.

★sensible与sensitive

sensible: reasonable, having good sense 实用的， 明知的
a ～ woman/idea/ 豁达的妇女/明知的观点
～ clothes 实用的衣服

sensitive: quick to receive impression 敏感的
a ～ skin
～ paper 感光纸

★continual与continuous

continual: going on all the time without stopping or with only short breaks, stop and go repeatedly, 连续的，断断续续的
～ rain/noise

continuous: going on without a break, an uninterrupted flow 连续不断的
～ fight/work

★intense与intensive

intense: high in degree 强烈的， 剧烈的，高度的
～ heat炽热/pain
an ～ lady 热情的女子

intensive: deep and thorough 精深的， 集中的
～ reading/study彻底研究/agriculture密集农业

★respectable、respective与respectful

respectable: deserving respect, 值得尊敬的，有名望的
a ～ man/profession

respectful: showing respect 尊敬人的，有礼貌的，
He is always ～to the elders.

respective: belongs to each of these 分别的，各自的
They sat on their ～ chairs.