n. 貧窮;缺乏,不足;貧瘠,不毛;低劣;
?? poor(貧窮的)+ty(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→貧窮;缺乏
"He envisaged an old age of loneliness and poverty."
他面對著一個孤獨而貧困的晚年.
近義:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism
反義:plenty, wealth, wealthiness, opulency, affluence
n. 懶惰;閑散;無益,無效;失業;
?? idle懶惰的+ness表名詞 →懶惰
"The closure of the large factory made many workers live in idleness."
那家大工廠的關閉使許多工人失業.
近義:inactivity, indecision, indolence, lassitude, laxation, laxity
反義:heedfulness, application, industriousness, industry, intentness, interest
n. 報酬;報答;賞金;酬金;
vt. 酬謝,獎賞;報答,懲罰;
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"a reward for good behaviour"
優秀行為獎
近義:award, please, recompense, reimburse, remunerate, repay
反義:penalise, penalize, reprehend, scourge, smite, thrash