n. 收集,采集;征收;收藏品;募捐;
?? col一起+lect選擇,收集+ion名詞后綴 → 收在一起 → 集合;收藏
"The collection comprises 327 paintings."
這部畫冊收有327幅畫。
近義:array, assemblage, portfolio, scrapbook, set, summary
反義:outlay, pay, paying, payoff, retribution, defrayal
adj. 給人印象深刻的,感人的;引人注目的;可觀的;顯赫;
?? im進+press擠壓+ive形容詞后綴 →給人深刻印象的
"The building looked as impressive in actuality as it did in photographs."
這棟大樓外觀雄偉,與照片中所見一模一樣。
近義:lurid, awesome, pompous, sensational, spectacular, stirring
反義:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless