区别辨析socks与stocking
这两个名词均表示“袜”之意。
英语短篇小说 | A Dog’s Tale 狗的自述 马克·吐温
My father was a St. Bernard, my mother was a collie, but I am a Presbyterian. This is what my mother told me; I do not know these nice distinctions myself.
与拉丁词根man, manu（hand 手）相关的英语词汇
manipulate
英 [məˈnɪpjuleɪt] 美 [məˈnɪpjuleɪt]
（暗中）控制、操纵、影响；（熟练地）操作、使用；（术语）正骨、治疗脱臼
英语幽默 | 她是个讨厌的姑娘 She’s a nasty girl
“She’s a nasty one,” he said angrily. “Don’t talk to her.”
“她是个险恶的姑娘，”他生气地说。“别跟她说话。”
区别辨析slip、glide、slide与skid
这些动词均可表示“滑动”之意。
英语短篇小说 | A Curious Dream 怪梦 马克·吐温
Night before last I had a singular dream. I seemed to be sitting on a doorstep (in no particular city perhaps) ruminating, and the time of night appeared to be about twelve or one o'clock.
与拉丁词根luc, lum（light 光）相关的英语词汇
luminary
英 [ˈluːmɪnəri] 美 [ˈluːmɪneri]
专家、权威、有影响的人物
英语幽默 | 我的手表停了 My watch has stopped
Then his captain heard about this, and one day he brought him a watch too and said, “My watch has stopped. Can you mend it for me, please?”
后来他的上尉听说了这件事，有一天，他也给他拿来了一块手表，说：“我的手表停了。请给我修一下，好吗？”
区别辨析sleepy与asleep
这两个形容词均含有“欲睡的”之意。
英语短篇小说 | Odour of Chrysanthemums 菊香 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯
The small locomotive engine, Number 4, came clanking, stumbling down from Selston--with seven full waggons. It appeared round the corner with loud threats of speed, but the colt that it startled from among the gorse, which still flickered indistinctly in the raw afternoon, outdistanced it at a canter.
