public
['p?bl?k]
詞頻1
詞根: popul
adj. 公眾的,公共的;公開的;政府的;人人知道的,知名的;
n. 大眾;社會;公共場所;(文學家等的)愛讀者;
?? publ人民+ic...的 → 公開的,公眾的
"The public are requested not to throw waste paper in the park."
公眾被要求不得在公園里亂扔廢紙.
近義:assistance, attendance, audience, turnout, concurrence, concurrency
反義:participator, plaintiff, sharer, actor, inside, noteworthy
adj. 內心的,精神的,思想的,心理的;智慧的,智[腦]力的;〈口〉精神病的,意志薄弱的,愚笨的;
n. 精神病患者;
?? ment思考,神智+al表形容詞 → 智力的;精神的
"Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age."
隨著年齡的增長,心智和體力自然衰退.
vt.& vi. 閱讀,朗讀;顯示;研究;看得懂;
vt. 顯示;閱讀;讀懂,理解;
n. 閱讀;讀物;讀書;里德(人名);
adj. 被朗讀的;博識的;博覽的;有學問的;
"When we read out 4.23, we say " four point two three "."
我們把4.23讀作 四點二三.
近義:say, perusal, reading, knowledgeable, learned, scholarly
kind
[ka?nd]
詞頻1
詞根: /kin/
n. 〈古〉方式,方法;本質,天性;同類;某類;
adj. 仁慈的,體貼的;友善的,好心的;溫和;寬宏大量的;
"Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted."
他外表冷漠,心地卻十分善良。
近義:nature, order, quality, rank, sort, stamp
反義:heedless, impolite, inattentive, inclement, abrupt, loutish