adj. 有耐性的;能容忍的;
n. 患者;病人;病號;
?? pati病+ent表示人→病人
"a drug that disposes the patient towards sleep"
使病人想睡覺的藥
近義:sufferer, tolerant, inactive, indifferent, passive, submissive
反義:anxious, exasperated, annoyed
n. 改進,改善,改良,增進,進步;(美)裝修,改良措施;利用,活用;更優秀的人,更進步的人;
?? im 加以..+ prov 測試,證明+ e + ment 表示行為、行為的過程或結果 → n.改進,改善;改進處
"Despite signs of an improvement in the economy, there is no room for complacency."
盡管在經濟方面有改善的跡象,但仍不容自滿。
近義:headway, increase, melioration, progress, promotion, recovery
反義:impairment, loss, staleness, worsening, damage, decline
adj. 顯著的,著名的;有記號的;加印記的;受監視的;
v. 表示(mark的過去分詞);作記號;給…打分;在…留下痕跡;
"The reforms marked the successful culmination of a long campaign."
這些改革標志著一場長期運動的勝利結束。
近義:appointed, memorable, outstanding, pronounced, remarkable, bold
反義:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless