likelihood / livelihood 易混淆字
likelihood 是「可能性」，livelihood 是「生計」。
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Curved windows, on the other hand, distribute stress around more evenly, reducing the likelihood of cracks or breaks.
另一方面，彎曲的窗戶能把應力更平均地分散開，降低出現裂縫或破裂的可能。（降低破裂的可能性）
- on the other hand：「另一方面」
- distribute：「分散、分配」
- likelihood：「可能性」，likely 是「可能的」
- break：這裡是名詞，「破裂」
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A snake’s likelihood to drink also correlated with its body condition, with more withered snakes being more likely to drink, and to drink more.
蛇願意喝水的可能性也與牠的身體狀況相關，越乾癟的蛇越可能喝水，喝得也越多。（喝水的可能性）
- correlate with…：「與…相關」
- withered：「乾癟的」，wither 是「枯萎」
- with more withered snakes being more likely to drink：「越乾癟的蛇越可能喝水」，with 後面這一段補充說明前面的情形
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Early Egyptian maps showed south on top, most likely because the Nile, vital to Egyptian livelihood, originated in the south.
早期的埃及地圖以南方為上，很可能是因為對埃及人生計至關重要的尼羅河發源於南方。（維生的方式）
- , vital to Egyptian livelihood,：插入的形容詞片語，修飾 the Nile
- originate in…：「起源於…」，origin 是「起源」
怎麼判斷
- likelihood 是「可能性」，常見 reduce the likelihood of …（降低…的可能性）。
- livelihood 是「生計、維生的方式」。例：Fishing is their livelihood.（捕魚是他們的生計）
- 先想原來的字：likely（可能的）對應 likelihood，live（生活）對應 livelihood。
自我檢測
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1. Curved windows, on the other hand, distribute stress around more evenly, reducing the ＿＿＿＿ of cracks or breaks.
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2. Early Egyptian maps showed south on top, most likely because the Nile, vital to Egyptian ＿＿＿＿, originated in the south.
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3. A snake’s ＿＿＿＿ to drink also correlated with its body condition, with more withered snakes being more likely to drink, and to drink more.