知识扩展
易混词辨析
careless、considerless、impolite、thoughtless
1.careless(形容词):“粗心的;疏忽的”(如 careless mistake;careless driving),侧重 “做事不认真,易出错”,thoughtless 侧重 “不考虑他人感受,自私”;
2. considerless(形容词,少用):“不体贴的;不顾及的”,与 thoughtless 近义,thoughtless 更常用,且可指 “言行欠考虑(如 thoughtless remarks 欠考虑的话)”;
3. impolite(形容词):“不礼貌的;无礼的”(如 impolite behavior;impolite question),侧重 “违反礼仪”,thoughtless 是 “缺乏考虑,不一定无礼”;
4. thoughtless(形容词):“欠考虑的;不体贴的”(如 thoughtless gift;thoughtless action),可指 “送礼物不考虑对方喜好”,careless/impolite 无此 “忽视他人需求” 义。