Americans are the only people in the world known to me whose status anxiety prompts them to advertise their college and university affiliations in the rear window of their automobiles.

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people ['pipl] 詞頻1 詞根: 公眾
n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族; vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
status ['stet?s] 詞頻4 詞根: sta
n. 地位;情形,狀態;身份;
?? stat站著+us用 → 狀態;情況
"No good can come of your marrying above your status!"
攀高枝對你絕無好處!
近義:reputation, standing, station, condition
anxiety [??'za??ti] 詞頻2 詞根: anxi
n. 焦慮,憂慮;切望,渴望;令人焦慮的事;掛念;
?? anxi苦惱,焦慮+ety狀態 →焦慮,渴望
"Valium is usually prescribed to treat anxiety."
安定劑通常用于治療焦躁。
近義:anxiousness, apprehension, longing, misery, misgiving, pang 反義:imperturbability, pax, peace, peacefulness, quiet, quietness
advertise ['?dv?ta?z] 詞頻3 詞根: ise
vt. 做廣告,做宣傳;通告,通知;宣揚; vi. 登廣告,做廣告;做宣傳;
?? ad一再+vert轉變+ise使....→ 一再轉變方式銷售產品 →為... 做廣告
"Are lawyers allowed to advertise?"
準許律師做廣告 嗎 ?
近義:publicize, propagandise, propagandize
university [,jun?'v?s?ti] 詞頻1 詞根: ver
n. 綜合性大學;大學人員;大學校舍;
?? univers宇宙+ity名詞→由宇宙引申為知識,知識之地→大學
"the University Advisement Center"
大學咨詢中心
近義:college, varsity, faculty, pedagogical, scholastic, collegiate
world [w?ld] 詞頻1
n. 世界;地球;領域;塵世;
?? 一句(l)話(word)講出 世界的本質
"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:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe

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