n. 恐怖,可怕的事物;嫌惡,痛恨;討厭的人或事;〈口〉非常丑惡;
?? horr(tremble)+or(名詞后綴)→恐怖;戰栗;極度憎惡
"The little horror never stops playing tricks on his parents."
那個小淘氣鬼不停地捉弄他的父母.
近義:horripilation, awfulness, terror, dread, fright
反義:heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve
adj. [律]上述的;少說為妙;(做)某事有/沒有很多優點(或好處):某事物有/沒有多少可說的;說到底;
v. 說,講( say的過去式和過去分詞 );表明;念;說明;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后來她后悔說了那些話。
近義:indicated, spoken, stated, this, aforementioned, aforesaid
adv. 立刻,馬上;一會兒,不久;快;寧愿;
?? 速(諧音): 迅速
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來。
近義:hereupon, apace, immediately, promptly, pronto, quickly
反義:langsyne, lately, whilom, yesterday, yesteryear, yore