consider/considerable

consider /kənˈsidə/ vt. 1.考虑（接名词、v-ing或疑问词+不定式）：We’re considering a new house in London. 我们正在考虑在伦敦弄一套新房子。［考句］ They are considering buying the house before the prices go up.他们正在考虑趁房价未涨时把房子买下来。Have you considered how to get there?你考虑好怎样去那儿了吗? We must consider what to do next.我们必须考虑下一步怎么办。2.把…看作，认为 （接宾语+(as)名词或直接跟宾语从句)： I consider him (as) a fool(foolish). 我把他当作傻瓜(我认为他是傻瓜)。I do not consider him (to be) the best person for the work. 我不认为他是做这项工作的最合适人选。They considered me too young to do the work.他们认为我太年轻，干不了这工作。I consider it a great honour to be here with you today. 我觉得今天能在这里和你们在一起是非常荣幸的。They considered that the danger was not over. 他们认为危险还没有过去。 3. 照顾，关心：consider the feelings of other people 照顾到别人的情绪

［辨析］consider是经过认真考虑或凭借成熟经验形成一个认识。regard是一个法语词，意思是look at，因此它表示的是一种对外表可视部分的一种认识，如：He regarded his wife as a beauty, though others found her plain. reckon 常表示众人的一种看法，如: He was reckoned by everyone to be an honest man. deem是一个正式的词汇，常出现在法律场合，是经过慎重考虑后所形成的一个观点，有一定的权威性。

considerable /kənˈsidərəbl/ adj. 相当大/多的：a considerable success 相当大的成功；a considerable growth 相当大的增长［考句］Writing is a slow process, requiring considerable thought, time and effort.写作是一个循序渐进的过程，需要相当多的思考，时间和精力。