1. dessert / desert 甜點 / 沙漠
If you make the main course, I'll make a dessert. 如果你做主菜，那我就來做甜食。
the desert sun 沙漠里的太陽
 
2. definitely / defiantly 絕對地 / 挑釁地
He definitely said he'd be here. 他肯定地說了他會到這里來的。
a defiant attitude 挑釁的態度
 
3. socialite / socialist 社交名流 / 社會主義者
a wealthy socialite 富有的社交界名流
He was a socialist all his life. 他一生都是個社會主義者。
 
4. tortuous/ torturous 彎曲的 / 痛苦的 
He took a tortuous route through back streets. 他走的是偏僻、曲折的街道。
a torturous eight weeks in their prison camp 在戰俘集中營度過的痛苦的8周
 
5. septic / sceptic, skeptic 受感染的 / 懷疑論者，無神論者
 I had my ears pierced and one of them went septic. 我穿了耳洞，有一只耳朵感染了。
He is a sceptic who tries to keep an open mind. 他是一個試圖保持開明觀點的懷疑論者。
 
6. causal / casual 因果關系的 / 隨便的
Is there a causal relationship between violence on television and violent behaviour? 電視暴力和暴力行為之間有因果關系嗎
casual clothes 便裝
 
7. marital/ martial婚姻的 / 軍事的
They've been having marital problems. 他們的婚姻一直有問題。
Renegade forces captured the capital and imposed martial law. 叛軍占領了首都，宣布實施軍事管制。
 
8. heroin / heroine 海洛因 / 女主角
a heroin addict 吸食海洛因成癮者
She was the heroine of the drama. 她是那部劇的女主。
 

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