在英语里，如果两个词语的意思相同或相近，那么它们就被称作一对 “synonyms 同义词”，而意思相反的词语则叫作 “antonyms 反义词”。各类 “同义词词典 thesaurus” 中就收录了每个词语的近义、反义词。试着选出下列题目中特定词语的同义或反义词，丰富你的词汇量。

1. What is the antonym (opposite meaning) of this characteristic: big-headed.

a) small-headed

b) proud

c) modest

d) relaxed

2. Which of these is a synonym (same meaning) of ‘usually’?

a) rarely

b) seldom

c) infrequently

d) mostly

3. Which word is not a synonym of the others?

a) happy

b) cheerful

c) down

d) glad

4. What is an antonym of ‘inflammable’?

a) flammable

b) fire-retardant

c) combustible

d) burnable

5. Which word is an antonym of ‘very big’?

a) ginormous

b) miniscule

c) huge

d) mammoth

6. Which expression has an opposite meaning to the others?

a) They fight like cats and dogs.

b) They get on like a house on fire.

c) They are as thick as thieves.

d) They are like two peas in a pod.

答案

1) c, 2) d, 3) c, 4) b, 5) b, 6) a.