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.
区别辨析sleep、doze、nap、snooze与slumber
这些动词均含“睡”之意。
与拉丁词根litera（letter 字面）相关的英语词汇
alliteration
英 [əˌlɪtəˈreɪʃn] 美 [əˌlɪtəˈreɪʃn]
（术语）头韵，头韵法（相连单词的开头使用同样的字母或语音）
英语幽默 | 我以前从来没打得这样糟糕过 I’ve never played as badly as this before
“Oh,” she said, “you have played before, have you?”
“哦，”她说，“你打过，对吗？”
与拉丁词根lateral（side 边）相关的英语词汇
quadrilateral
英 [ˌkwɒdrɪˈlætərəl] 美 [ˌkwɑːdrɪˈlætərəl]
（几何）四边形
区别辨析skin、leather、fur、hide与peel
这些名词均含“皮，皮肤”之意。
英语短篇小说 | My Kinsman, Major Molineux 我的堂叔，莫利纳上校 纳撒尼尔·霍桑
AFTER the kings of Great Britain had assumed the right of appointing the colonial governors, the measures of the latter seldom met with the ready and generous approbation which had been paid to those of their predecessors, under the original charters.
区别辨析skill、art与craft
这些名词均含“技艺、技巧”之意。
英语短篇小说 | Boule de Suif 羊脂球 居伊·德·莫泊桑
For several days in succession fragments of a defeated army had passed through the town. They were mere disorganized bands, not disciplined forces. The men wore long, dirty beards and tattered uniforms; they advanced in listless fashion, without a flag, without a leader.
英语词源 | fasces 法西斯，古罗马象征国家最高权力的束棒
这种插有斧头的束棒是罗马国家最高权力的象征，称为“法西斯”（ fasces ），字面意思就是“一束（木棒）”。
与拉丁词根here, hes（stick 附着）相关的英语词汇
coherence
英 [kəʊˈhɪərəns] 美 [koʊˈhɪrəns]
连贯性、条理性
