No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true.
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adj. 相當大(或多)的;該注意的,應考慮的;
?? consider思考+able...的→ 相當大的;重要的
"There is considerable pressure on teenagers to conform."
年輕人被大力要求守規矩。
近義:important, appreciable, numerous, abundant, plentiful, profuse
反義:inadequate, insignificant, insufficient, lacking, meager, meagre
n. 時期;(一段)時間;學時;句號;
adj. 具有某個時代特征的;(關于)過去某一特定歷史時期的;(家具、服飾、建筑等)某一時代的;
?? peri周圍,靠近+od道路→周期
"The overthrow of the military regime was followed by a period of anarchy."
軍事統治政權被推翻以后,接著是一段時期的無政府狀態。
近義:term, time, season, spell, bout, chapter
n. 面容;表面;臉;方面;
vt.& vi. 面對;面向…;正視;承認;
vt. (感到不能)對付;(明知不好辦而)交談;必須對付(某情況);面臨…;
?? face=fac表示臉、面 → 臉;表面;外表
"He screwed up his face at the nasty smell."
聞到這令人作嘔的氣味,他皺眉蹙額.
近義:tackle, brave, breast, confront, front, overlook
反義:parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep
n. 大量,許多;大眾,人群;
?? multi很多+tude狀態→多的狀態→多數,群眾
"a multitude of possibilities"
眾多的可能性
近義:army, pile, mass, crowd, host, legion
反義:hoot, iota, jot, scrap, tittle, trace
adv. 最后,終于;總算;末后;結果;
?? fin 結束,范圍+ ally 表示方式、程度、狀態、“...地” → ad.最后;不可更改的
"After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada."
他過了半輩子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下來.
近義:last, lastly, ultimately, definitively, eventually
反義:mainly, primarily, first, firstly, foremost
vt. 穿著,戴著;面露;留著(胡須等);磨損;
vi. 耐用;保持不變;磨損,耗損;逐漸或枯燥地通過;
n. 穿著;穿戴物,衣物;磨損,穿舊;耐用性;
"It is compulsory for all motorcyclists to wear helmets."
所有騎摩托車的人都必須戴頭盔,這是強制性的。
近義:tog, don, dress, have, overtire, spend
反義:remove, rob, take, unfasten, doff, recast