1. dessert / desert 甜点 / 沙漠

If you make the main course, I'll make a dessert. 如果你做主菜，那我就来做甜食。

the desert sun 沙漠里的太阳

2. definitely / defiantly 绝对地 / 挑衅地

He definitely said he'd be here. 他肯定地说了他会到这里来的。

a defiant attitude 挑衅的态度

3. socialite / socialist 社交名流 / 社会主义者

a wealthy socialite 富有的社交界名流

He was a socialist all his life. 他一生都是个社会主义者。

4. tortuous / torturous 弯曲的 / 痛苦的

He took a tortuous route through back streets. 他走的是偏僻、曲折的街道。

a torturous eight weeks in their prison camp 在战俘集中营度过的痛苦的8周

5. septic / sceptic, skeptic 受感染的 / 怀疑论者，无神论者

I had my ears pierced and one of them went septic. 我穿了耳洞，有一只耳朵感染了。

He is a sceptic who tries to keep an open mind. 他是一个试图保持开明观点的怀疑论者。

6. causal / casual 因果关系的 / 随便的

Is there a causal relationship between violence on television and violent behaviour? 电视暴力和暴力行为之间有因果关系吗

casual clothes 便裝

7. marital / martial 婚姻的 / 军事的

They've been having marital problems. 他们的婚姻一直有问题。

Renegade forces captured the capital and imposed martial law. 叛军占领了首都，宣布实施军事管制。

8. heroin / heroine 海洛因 / 女主角

a heroin addict 吸食海洛因成瘾者

She was the heroine of the drama. 她是那部剧的女主。

9. public / pubic 公众的 / 阴部的

Public opinion has turned against him. 民意已不再支持他了。

pubic hair 阴毛