英文联播讯 七个连native speaker都会用错的单词，你要小心了！

　　1、Definitive

　　不是明摆着，而是最终结论

　　You think it means:

　　Clearly true or real; clearly stated。

　　Incorrect use:

　　My boss gave a definitive no to my idea for a start-up centered around the Sprocket—a Spring Roll/Hot Pocket hybrid。

　　It really means:

　　Done or reached decisively and with authority; conclusive。

　　Correct use:

　　Instead, he told me to do a thorough study of the Croissant/Hot Pocket category because he thought there was great demand for a definitive history of the Crocket。

　　2、Actually

　　不是说实话，而是竟然

　　You think it means:

　　Used to emphasize a strongly felt opinion。

　　Incorrect use:

　　I believe that Love Actually is actually the finest film about relationships ever made。

　　It really means:

　　As an actual fact; used to stress something unexpected or surprising。

　　Correct use:

　　But I may be biased by the fact that the movie was actually recommended to me by both Hugh Grant and Chiwetel Ejiofor, two of its stars。

　　3、Addicted

　　不是喜爱，而是不可自拔

　　You think it means:

　　Having a love or a particularly strong preference for a particular person, place, thing, or activity。

　　Incorrect use:

　　He grew so addicted to his Fitbit fitness tracker that he found himself walking in his sleep in order to rack up more steps。

　　It really means:

　　Having a compulsive physiological or psychological need beyond one's control and to one's detriment for a habit-forming substance。

　　Correct use:

　　He started playing late-night poker to curb his sleep-walking, and while his nighttime marches ended, he got addicted to Texas Hold 'Em。

　　4、Disruptive

　　不是特立独行，而是破坏性创新

　　You think it means:

　　Unconventional; cutting-edge; bold。

　　Incorrect use:

　　Her blind date told her that the two of them were incompatible because her favorite TV shows were Scandal and Game of Thrones and his tastes were "much more daring and disruptive" than hers。

　　It really means:

　　Marked by unrest, disorder or insubordination; in business terms, the process by which an innovation enters a market or sector and redefines it。

　　Correct use:

　　The next day, she used her influence with the transit union to launch a disruptive strike that forced him and other commuters to walk miles to work。

　　5、Granular

　　不是事无巨细，而是微粒的

　　You think it means:

　　Extremely detailed or specific。

　　Incorrect use:

　　Much to their dismay, the weary accountants were instructed to go more granular with the budget and break down each of the 20 categories into 256 sub-categories。

　　It really means:

　　Resembling small grains or particles。

　　Correct use:

　　In shredding the old budgets, a malfunction turned the sheets of paper into teeny-tiny spitballs and the accountants became buried under a granular blizzard of numbers。

　　6、Tortuous

　　不是折磨人的，而是曲折婉转的

　　You think it means:

　　Very painful or unpleasant; like torture。

　　Incorrect use:

　　After sitting through a tortuous, all-mime version of Moby Dick, she found the musical adaptation sung in Icelandic to be enjoyable if a bit noisy。

　　It really means:

　　Twisting or winding; devious or indirect; circuitous or involved。

　　Correct use:

　　Still, she appreciated the tortuous, decades-long road that the mimers had silently trudged to bring their show to her town。

　　7、Nonplussed

　　不是不令人苦恼的，而是令人迷惑的

　　You think it means:

　　Unfazed。

　　Incorrect use:

　　Jack was nonplussed when his new girlfriend described him as "slovenly"—he had been called that since he was a toddler and took it as a compliment。

　　It really means:

　　Confused; surprised。

　　Correct use:

　　But Jack's brother Will was nonplussed when his new girlfriend described him as slovenly—he had always been neat, even as a toddler。

（来源：英文联播）