but a keen appetite for pleasure even in its simplest and most modest forms.
而且還帶來了尋找樂趣的強烈欲望。那怕是最簡單的、最低等的樂趣。
新概念英語第四冊
Lesson 46 Hobbies
?? 句中詞匯解析
從本句中提取的重要詞匯
n. 欲望;胃口，食欲;嗜好，愛好;
?? ap加強動作+pet追尋，尋求+ite表名詞→一再追求→有胃口
"He suffered from headaches and loss of appetite ."
他患有頭痛和食欲不振。
近義：hunger, stomach, taste, appetence, appetency, appetition
反義：apathy, indifference, weariness, apositia, hyporexia, anorexia
n. 愉快;娛樂;令人高興的事;
vt. 使高興;使滿意;
vi. 覺得高興，享受;尋歡作樂;
?? pleas=please令人高興的+ure名詞后綴，表行為、狀態 →愉快
"His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age."
他的孫子和孫女們在晚年的時候給了他最大的歡樂.
近義：please, delectate, delight, enchant, gladden, joy
反義：indifference, irritant, nonchalance, nuisance, tiff, unpleasantness
adj. 謙虛的，謙遜的;適度的，適中的;端莊的;羞怯的;
?? mode方式，模式，風度+st→做事有風度→禮貌的
"He charged a relatively modest fee."
他收取的費用不算高。
近義：humble, low, lowly, meek, mild, moderate
反義：immodest, infatuated, inflated, insolent, arrogant, assuming
adj. 厲害的，強烈的;敏銳的，敏捷的;銳利的;熱心的;
vi. （為死者）慟哭，哀號;
n. 〈英〉號哭，慟哭;
?? 渴望保持(keep)這些凳子(n) 俠客〈ke〉手摁〈en〉 鋒利的劍刃 網友：veeca 補充：渴銀(諧音):渴望銀子 網友：yqy 補充：國王（king）的
"There is keen competition between the two motorcar firms."
兩家汽車公司之間存在著激烈的競爭.
近義：illustrious, incisive, ingenious, inquisitive, meticulous, astute