Punctuality is a necessary habit in all public affairs in civilized society.
準時是文明社會中進行一切社交活動時必須養成的習慣。
新概念英語第三冊
Lesson 60 Too early and too late
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
adj. 必要的;強制的;必然的;不可避免的;
n. 必需品;
?? necess必要 + ary 表示有...性質的, → a.必要的;必然的
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
從食物中吸取鈣需靠維生素D的幫助。
近義:indispensable, inevitable, mandatory, needful, obligatory, obliged
反義:needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative
habit
['h?b?t]
詞頻1
詞根: hab
n. 習慣,習性;氣質;宗教服裝;
vt. 給…穿衣服;打扮;
?? habit表示居住 → 久居 → 習慣;習性
"He was not in the habit of ogling women."
他沒有盯著女人看個沒完的習慣。
近義:practice, prevalence, routine, tradition, usage, usance
反義:oblivion, obsolescence, obsoleteness, desuetude
public
['p?bl?k]
詞頻1
詞根: popul
adj. 公眾的,公共的;公開的;政府的;人人知道的,知名的;
n. 大眾;社會;公共場所;(文學家等的)愛讀者;
?? publ人民+ic...的 → 公開的,公眾的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公眾被要求不得在公園里亂扔廢紙.
近義:assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反義:participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
n. 社會;上流社會;社團;社群;
adj. 上流社會的,社交界的;
?? socie=social社會+ty表名詞 → 社會,社團
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社會憎惡種族主義。
近義:aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood
反義:personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
n. 嚴守時間, 正確
近義:timeliness, timekeeping
反義:lateness, slowness, delay, delaying, dilation, dilatoriness