헷갈리는 단어 위주 예문

enact / re-enact

• enact : 법률로 제정하다, 실제로 해보다(안에서 행동하게하다)
  • The government is to enact a law aimed at improving safety on construction sites.
• reenact : 과거에 일어났던 것을 공연 등으로 재연하다
  • The show reenacts medical emergencies.
  • It depicts how people reenact behaviors they see in the media.

moral / morale

• moral 도덕적인 (양심의 문제)
  • It's moral to help poor people.
• morale 사기, 의욕
  • The morale is high on our team.

rationale / personnel

• rationale : 이유나 의도 (주로 논리적인 이유)
  • I don't understand the rationale for these restrictions.
• personnel : 조직, 프로젝트의 일부인 사람들 지칭 / 인사과
  • We train new personnel when they arrive at the base.

ambiguous - vague

• vague : 세부적인 디테일이 없어서 막연한
  • The vague shape of a figure loomed through the mist.
• obscure : 이해하기 어려운, 잘 알려지지 않은
  • The lecture was very obscure.
• ambivalent: 양면적인 생각이 드는
  • He feels ambivalent about his new home.
• ambiguous : 하나 이상의 의미가 있어서 중의적인
  • The word "bear" is ambiguous in English.

 

genuine / ingenuous / disingenuous 

• genuine : true
  • Is this painting a genuine Picasso?
• ingenuous : naive (clear and simple as child), trusting, honest
  • She is too ingenuous in beliving what others say.
  • She gave an ingenuous answer.
• disingenuous : pretending and insincere
  • It was disingenous of me to say that.

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기타 한 줄 요약

depict 이 describe 와 다른 점은

전자는 painting, art form 등으로 묘사, 후자는 언어로 묘사
ex) He wanted to depict a sad woman in his painting.

possible 과 plausible 의 다른점

plausible 은 그럴듯한, a plausible excuse, sounds plausible 으로 realistic 과 비슷한 면이 있다.