considerable / considerate 易混淆字
considerable 是「相當大的、相當多的」,considerate 是「體貼的」。
104 學測|閱讀測驗
Not long after World War II, Cartier-Bresson traveled east, spending considerable time in India, where he met and photographed Gandhi shortly before his assassination in 1948.
二戰後不久,Cartier-Bresson 往東旅行,在印度待了相當長的時間,並在甘地 1948 年遇刺前不久與他見面並替他拍照。(相當長的時間)
- not long after…:「…之後不久」
- shortly before…:「在…不久前」
- where he met and photographed Gandhi:where 指 India
怎麼判斷
- considerable 是「相當大的、相當多的」,形容數量、時間、金額不少。例:a considerable amount of money(相當多的錢)
- considerate 是「體貼的」,形容人會為別人著想。例:a considerate friend(體貼的朋友)
自我檢測
104 學測|閱讀測驗
1. Not long after World War II, Cartier-Bresson traveled east, spending ____ time in India, where he met and photographed Gandhi shortly before his assassination in 1948.
