1.這兩個詞都是形容詞。interesting表示某物（人）本身有趣，強調主動，在句子中可以作定語、表語，多用來修飾物。interested著重於被動意義，其主語一般是人。常做表語，後接介詞in，一起構成be interested in…結構，意為“對……感興趣”。
例如：I am very interested in the interesting story.
我對這個有趣的故事很感興趣。
As the conversation went on,I found she was interesting to talk to. 隨著談話的繼續，我發現她是一個很有趣的談話物件。
You can …play games,swim,meet interesting people.
你可以……玩遊戲，游泳，會見有趣的人。
She’s an iterseting writer,and I interested in the subjects that she writes about.
她是一個有趣的作家，我對她寫的題材很感興趣。
2. be interested in sth（sb）
be interested in doing sth
be interested to do sth
某人喜歡、有趣、熱衷於做某事；有興趣做某事
I'm very interested in history.
我很喜歡歷史。
I'm not interested in a romantic relationship.
我對談情說愛不感興趣。
I am not really interested in politics.
我並不真正熱衷於政治。
Alex is not interested in girls yet.
亞歷克斯對女孩子還不感興趣。
Now she's a teenager, she's starting to be interested in boys.
她現在已經是個十幾歲的姑娘了，開始對男孩子感興趣。
She's interested in him for purely mercenary reasons.
她對他感興趣完全是為了貪圖金錢。
He's interested in witchcraft and the occult.
他對巫術魔法情有獨鍾。
They were more interested in courtship and cars than in school
比起上學，他們對談戀愛和汽車更感興趣。
Or perhaps you are the only one who is interested in listening to the ballgame.
或者，你可能是唯一對聽球賽感興趣的人。
高考真題- 2015 北京 閱讀B
We all want to be noticed, and to have someone to be interested in listening to us.
我們都希望被人注意到，希望有人有興趣傾聽自己的心聲。
中考真題- 2015 衡陽 閱讀B
He posted his offer on a social networking website, and received thousands of e-mails, including thirty from actual Elizabeth Gallaghers with the right passports, "More interesting, there are hundreds of Canadians who are interested in changing their name to Elizabeth Gallagher," Axani said ．
他在一個社交網站上釋出了他的提議並收到了數以千計的電子郵件，其中30封郵件來自名叫伊麗莎白·加拉赫、持有合適護照的人。“更有意思的是，有上百個加拿大人表示有興趣把名字改成伊麗莎白·加拉赫。”阿克薩尼說。
高考真題- 2017 全國3卷 完形填空
But soon, Dick became more interested in playing games with others, so he began to cut classes.
但很快,迪克對和別人玩遊戲更感興趣了,於是他開始逃課。
中考真題- 2018 哈爾濱 閱讀判斷
Tom was interested in raising money for homeless children but he was not brave enough to talk to the strangers, so he kept quiet in his seat.
湯姆有興趣為無家可歸的孩子籌款，但他沒有和陌生人說話的勇氣，所以就只是安靜地坐著。
中考真題- 2019 天津 閱讀B
Speaking of his journey, he says: "I have been deeply interested in the Silk Road since I was a child, but now I finally have a chance to experience it."
談到這次旅行,他說："我從小就對絲綢之路很感興趣,但現在終於有機會體驗了。"
中考真題- 2016 長春 閱讀B
They want to make their customers interested in preserving their products and preventing things that still have value from going to the garbage dump.
他們希望消費者有興趣保留他們的產品，以防仍有價值的東西被扔進垃圾堆。
六級真題- 2019年 6月 2卷 資訊匹配
We would be interested to hear your views on this subject.
我們很想聽聽你對這個話題的看法。
I'd be interested to meet her.
我有意見見她。
3.上面討論的interesting與interested用法，同樣適合其他的-ing和-ed 形容詞，如：amazing/amazed,annoying/annoyed,boring/bored,exciting/excited,disappointing/disappointed,等：
“How do you like your new neighbour ?”“She is interesting,but a bit disappointed in her own beatuty.”
“你覺得你的新鄰居怎麼樣？“她很有趣，但她對自己的美貌有點失望。”
He's such a boring man!
他就是這麼一個惹人煩的人！
She found her job very boring.
她覺得自己的工作很無聊。
a boring job/book/evening
無聊的工作 / 書 / 夜晚
The children quickly got bored with staying indoors.
孩子們在屋子裡很快就待不住了。
I am getting very bored with this entire business.
我開始對這整件事情感到非常厭倦。
They got bored waiting for him and sloped off.
他們等他等得不耐煩，就悄悄走了。
I'm bored. Let's go home
我覺得好無聊。我們回家吧。
《柯林斯高階英漢雙解學習詞典》
After sixteen years of marriage they have grown bored with each other
結婚16年後，他們已經漸漸彼此厭倦了。
But Fred was bored and desired to go home
但弗雷德覺得很無聊，想要回家。
I went out last night, but not for very long. I was bored to death.
昨晚我出去了，但沒有呆很久。我感覺無聊透了。