英語初級口譯中容易混淆的詞彙
accept except
accept：to receive 接收、接納。
例：Please accept my gift.
except：not including 除……以外。
例：We go to school everyday except Sunday.
advice advise
advice：opinion about what should be done 忠告、勸告（名詞）
例：She gives good advice.
advise：to recommend 提出忠告（及物動詞）
例：Please advise me on what to do.
affect effect
affect：to influence 給予……影響。
例：Do not let the loss affect you.
effect：“a effect is a result” 結果。
例：The loss did not have an effect on me.
all ready already
all ready：everything is ready 全都準備好
例：We are all ready to move.
already ：previously 已經。
例：We already moved our things yesterday.
complement compliment
complement：to make complete 補充。
例：This hat will complement my new dress.
compliment：A compliment is something said in praise 稱讚。
例：Thank you for the compliment about my dress.
emigrate immigrate
emigrate：to leave one country to settle in another （由本國以往他國）移民。
例：I intend to emigrate from Hong Kong.
immigrate：to come to live in a new country （由外國而來）移民。
例：I intend to immigrate to Canada.
past passed
past ：gone by or history 經過，過去、以往。
例：The car drove past my house.
My past is very interesting.
passed：pass的過去時態。
例：We passed through the town without stopping.
principal principle
principal：the head of a school 校長
例：The principal spoke to us today.
principle：a principle is an important fact or law.
例：The principle of democracy is important to ourcountry.
stationary stationery
stationary：standing still 不動的、靜止的。
例：Please remain stationary.
stationery：writing materials 文具、信紙。
例：They went to the store to buy some stationery.
uninterested disinterested
uninterested：指沒有興趣，索然無味，漠不關心。
例：An unterested student will not learn anything. 缺乏興趣的學生什麼都學不到。
詞組：unterested attitude 漠不關心的態度
be uninterested in 對……無興趣。
disinterested：則表示沒有獲得利益的動機，進而意指沒有偏見，在美語中，也可以作漠不關心解
Two disinterested parties are needed to verify these documents for us. 我們需要兩個公正的團體來查證這些文件。
