重庆10月自考《英语(一)》课堂笔记(4)
7. conversely adv. 相反地
Some are wealthy but unhappy; conversely, others are happy but not wealthy.
(有的人富有但不快乐,相反,另一些人快乐但不富有。)
converse adj. 相反的
I hold the converse opinion.(我的观点相反。)
converse v. 交谈,谈话
He felt it difficult to converse with Helen in English.(他觉得跟海伦用英语交谈很困难。)
8. similar adj. 相似的,类似的
The two animals are similar to each other in appearance.(这两只动物外表很相似。)
similarity n. 相似,类似
Their differences are more noticeable than their similarities.(他们的不同之处比相同之处更明显。)
9. independent adj. 独立的,自主的
(这个词的词根是depend,在depend的后面加上后缀 -ent可以构成形容词,加上 -ence则可以构成名词;在dependent,dependence前面加上前缀 in- 又可以构成反义词。)
depend v. 依靠,依赖
dependence n. 依靠,依赖
dependent adj. 依靠的,依赖的
independence n. 独立,自主
India won its independence in 1947.(印度于1947年赢得了独立。)