vt.& vi. 同意,贊同;
vi. [語]一致,符合;商定,約定;意見相合;(氣候、食物等)適宜;
vt. 同意,承認;使和諧一致;認為正確無誤;
?? grat, gree, grac =pleasing,表示”感激,高興”#詞根助記:a向著+gree=使……高興=同意……
"When he said that, I had to agree."
他說了那話,我只好同意。
近義:match, harmonize, side, accord, acquiesce, chord
反義:vary, differ, disagree, discord, dissent, quarrel
adj. 困難的;難做的;難解的;不易相處的;
?? dif不+fic做+ult表名詞→不好做→困難的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術形式。
近義:rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反義:uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
n. (人的)情況;局面,形勢,處境;位置;[心理學]情境;
?? situ=site位置 + ation 名詞后綴→ 形勢,環境
"Steps have been taken to ameliorate the situation."
已經采取措施以改善局面。
近義:incident, intricacy, picture, prickliness, problems, state