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这些相近的易错词，你都能清楚的说出他们的区别吗？

relation vs relationship

Relation is used in more formal writing and tends to be used more of the interactions between countries or large groups of people.

Relationship tends to be used more broadly and generally to describe the interactions between specific people or smaller groups of people.

还有一种区别是：while relationship and relation refer to the connection between two things, relation shades more toward the way things are connected, while relationship refers to the connection itself. The difference is not spacious.

*此外，relationship也可以指the state of being connected.

continuous vs continual

Continuous: forming an unbroken whole, without interruption. 持续不断的

e.g.: continuous pain: 持续的疼痛（疼痛一直有）

Continual: forming a sequence in which the same action or event is repeated frequently. 中间有间隔的重复

e.g.: Continual improvements in technology: 技术上的不断进步

Continual things come and go, like arguments or rain; continuous, on the other hand, is nonstop.

considerate vs considerable

Considerate: careful not to inconvenience or harm others, showing careful thought. 体贴的，考虑周到的

Considerable: notably large in size, amount, or extent. 相当大的，值得尊敬的，重要的

historic vs historical

Historic: famous or important in history, or potentially so. 历史上著名的，具有历史意义的。（强调的是事件本身具有重大的意义）

Historical: of or concerning history or past events. 历史上的，有关历史的。（强调某个事件曾经的的确确发生过）

A historic event: was very important

A historical event is something that happened in the past.

electric vs electrical

Electric: of, worked by, charged with, or producing electricity. 电的，用电的，带电的，指任何电动的或者发电的装置，被修饰的物体本身可带电

Electrical: concerned with, operating by, or producing electricity. 电的，与电有关的，指与点有电有关的事物，被修饰的词本身并不带电。

e.g.: electrical engineer 电气工程师

accident vs incident

Accident: an unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, typically resulting in damage or injury. 突发性的，一般为不幸事件，即”事故”

e.g.: traffic accident 交通事故

Incident: an instance of something happening, an event or occurrence. 小的变故，插曲，小事件，没accident 那么严重

lie vs lay

Lie: 说谎，躺，位于

作“说谎”的意思：过去式，过去分词，现在分词分别为：lied, lied, lying

作“躺、位于”的意思：过去式，过去分词，现在分词分别为：lay, lain, lying

e.g.: He lay under a tree to sleep.

Lay: 放，搁，下蛋。

过去式，过去分词，现在分词分别为：laid, laid, laying

ensure vs insure

表示“保证”的意思，两者通用。

e.g.: Our precautions ensured/insured our safety.

表示“保险”的意思，用insure

e.g.:

To “ensure” that something happens is to make certain that it does, and to “insure” is to issue an insurance policy. Other authorities, however, consider “ensure” and “insure” interchangeable.

technology vs technique

Technique: 技巧，技能，技艺，更具体的指某项技术

e.g.: a pianist with superb technique 技艺精湛的钢琴家

Technology: 科技 (总称)，工业技术，工艺，比较抽象，指成系统的一种科技大类

e.g.: information technology

transfer vs transmit

Transfer: 转移，调任，转让，侧重点是转移 (某物)

e.g.: He transferred the package from one hand to the other.

I transferred from UCLA to Duke University.

Transmit: 传输，传导，发射，侧重点是传送 (信号)

e.g.: Glass transmits light.

special vs specific