Of children as of procreation - the pleasure momentary, the posture ridiculous, the expense damnable.
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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. 短暫的;瞬間的;隨時會發生的;時時刻刻的;
?? moment 時刻+ ary 表示有...性質的,屬于...的,關于...的 → adj.瞬間的, 剎那間的
"a momentary lapse of concentration"
走神兒
近義:passing, brief
反義:immutable, imperishable, intemporal, lasting, perdurable, perennial
n. 姿勢;看法; 態度;立場;
vt. 做出某種姿勢;
?? pos放置,擺放+ture名詞后綴→ 擺出的姿勢→ 姿勢,姿態
"The government adopted an uncompromising posture on the issue of independence."
政府在獨立這一問題上采取了毫不妥協的態度.
近義:attitudinize, dramatize, exaggerate, attitude, pose, position
adj. 可笑的,荒謬的;荒唐的,愚蠢的;胡枝扯葉;
?? rid笑+ic...的+ulous多…的→多笑的→可笑的
"She speaks in this ridiculous mockney accent."
她模仿倫敦東區人的口音拿腔拿調地說話。
近義:inane, irrational, laughable, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous
反義:artistic, lordly, neat, perky, poised, posh
n. 費用;花費的錢;消耗;花錢的東西;
vt. 向…收取費用;把…作為開支勾銷;
?? ex出+pense付錢 → 支出,花費,消費
"He spared no expense to make the party a success."
為使宴會成功他不惜費用.
近義:bill, debit, outgo, outlay, spending, toll
反義:admittance, entry