Unless a life is activated by sustained purpose it can become a depressingly haphazard affair.
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n. 意志;目的;作用;（進行中的）行動;
vt. 有意;打算;企圖（做）;決意（做）;
?? pur始終+pose放→始終放的東西→目的，意圖
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我們說的話幾乎不起作用,他顯然已下定決心了.
近義：intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
adj. 偶然的，隨意的;無計劃的;任意的，胡亂的;
n. 偶然;偶然事件;偶然性;任意性;
adv. 偶然地;隨意地;無計劃地;雜亂無章地;
?? hap機會，運氣+hazard風險→碰運氣的→偶然的
"The books had been piled on the shelves in a haphazard fashion."
書架上的書堆放得雜亂無序。
近義：incidental, lucky, occasional, random, accidental, unforeseen
n. 事情，事件;事務;個人的事，私事;風流韻事;
?? af加強+fair=fact做→事務；私事；風流韻事
"She had become brazen about the whole affair."
她對整件事已經不感到羞恥了。
近義：issue, item, matter, negotiation, point, question
vi. 變為，成為;變得;變成;
vt. 適合，適宜;相稱，相當;變成;發生;
?? be(upon)+come→變為；成為(=to come upon）
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里，他是她唯一的守護神。
近義：turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反義：remain, keep, stay, get
conj. 除非，如果不;
prep. 除了，…除外;
"The cultural life of the country will sink into atrophy unless more writers and artists emerge."
如果沒有更多的作家和藝術家出現，這個國家的文化生活將衰退。
近義：save, except
n. 生活，生計;生命，性命;一生，壽命;人生，塵世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎沒有目標。
近義：being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反義：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end