n. 差别,差异;[数]差数,差额;意见分歧;特色;
vt. 辨别,区分;
💡 dif分开,否定,不+fer带来+ence名词后缀→带来不同→不同之处
"The new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people."
新的规定对大多数人将无大影响。
近义:inequality, odds, unlikeness, variant, version, inhomogeneity
反义:kindred, kinship, likeness, look, matching, parallel
n. 伪造;伪造罪;伪造物;伪造签字;
"Experts are dismissing claims that the painting is a forgery."
专家排除了这幅画是赝品的说法。
近义:phoney, phony, counterfeiting, embezzlement, faking, falsification
adj. 灵巧的;熟练的;技术好的;
"Thanks to her skilful handling of the affair, the problem was averted."
多亏她对事情处理得巧妙,才避免了麻烦。
近义:artful, masterful, nifty, practiced, proficient, resourceful