principal VS principle
principal:the head of a school 校长
例:The principal spoke to us today.
principle:a principle is an important fact or law.
例:The principle of democracy is important to ourcountry.
stationary VS stationery
stationary:standing still 不动的、静止的。
例:Please remain stationary.
stationery:writing materials 文具、信纸。
例:They went to the store to buy some stationery
uninterested VS disinterested
uninterested:指没有兴趣,索然无味,漠不关心。
例:An unterested student will not learn anything. 缺乏兴趣的学生什么都学不到。
词组:unterested attitude 漠不关心的态度
be uninterested in 对……无兴趣。
disinterested:则表示没有获得利益的动机,进而意指没有偏见,在美语中,也可以作漠不关心解
Two disinterested parties are needed to verify these documents for us. 我们需要两个公正的团体来查证这些文件。