adj. 好的,上等的;纖細的,精致的;健康的;晴朗的;
n. 罰款;[音樂]終止;晴天;地租;
vt. 罰款;澄清;
adv. 很好地;巧妙地;
?? fin =end,boundary,表示”結束,范圍”#詞根助記:拉丁語 finis 邊界 -> 頂點 -> fin 法語 最好的 -> 好的
"That's a fine horse, I couldn't get a better in a hurry."
這是一匹駿馬, 我一時難以找到比它更好的.
近義:subtle, elaborate, perfect, purify, refine, assess
反義:abrasive, asperous, rasping, raspy, rough, rugose
adv. 簡單地,樸素地;(引出概括或解釋)不過,僅僅;簡直;<非正>實在;
?? sim一次 + ply 折疊 →折一次 → ad.簡單地;樸素地
"The clock is simply for ornament; it doesn't work any more."
這架時鐘純屬擺設,它再也不走了。
近義:just, merely, only, purely, solely, but
反義:elaborately, painfully, wearisomely, challengingly, hardly
adj. 不同的;各式各樣的;個別的;不平常;
?? differ相異+ent...的 →不同的
"a vast array of bottles of different shapes and sizes"
一大批形狀大小不一的瓶子
近義:heterogeneous, inharmonious, irregular, assorted, asymmetric, asymmetrical
反義:identical, indistinct, kindred, like, resembling, same