n. 自然;天性;天理;類型;
?? nat出生的+ure狀態→出生狀態→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
兩黨制的對抗性
近義:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
n. 熄滅;消滅,滅絕;廢除;[物]消光,自屏,衰減;
?? extinct滅絕的+ion表名詞 → 滅絕
"The island's way of life is doomed to extinction."
這個島上的生活方式注定要消失.
近義:passing, quietus, death, decease, demise, disappearance
反義:inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
n. 位;地方;職位;座位;
vt. 放置;獲名次;投資;評價;
vi. 得名次;名列前茅;[美國英語][賽馬]得第二名;準確把…推到預定地點;
"The evening party will take place on New Year's Eve."
晚會將在除夕那天舉行.
近義:lay, locate, marshal, park, posit, position
反義:move, rob, take, budge, tumble, discharge