Gentility is what is left over from rich ancestors after the money is gone.
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n. 高貴的地位[出身];有風度,彬彬有禮;因循舊習;
?? gent紳士+ility 表示性質、狀態、情況 →有教養,文雅;上流階層
"The hotel has an air of faded gentility."
這家賓館有一種沒落的貴族氛圍。
近義:aristocracy, nobility, elite, gentry, polish, refinement
反義:mob, raff, ragtag, riffraff, trash, canaille
adj. 左邊的,左側的;左派的;
n. 左,左面;[軍]左翼;左派,激進分子;
adv. 向左;在左邊;
v. 離開( leave的過去式和過去分詞);
"He left school at the age of 18."
他18歲讀完中學。
近義:nigh, leftover, pending, remaining, remanent, residual
反義:lacking, short
prep. (表示方向)越過;(部份或全部覆蓋)在…上面;由于;(表示論及)關于;
adv. 結束;再;(倒)下;從一邊至另一邊;
adj. 過去的;外面的;在上的;上級的;
n. 額外;剩余;剩余(或多余)的量;剩余物;
int. [電信學]報文完,請回復!;
vt. 走過,跳過;[美國方言]從…恢復過來;
"The government did an about-turn over nuclear energy."
政府對核能的態度來了個180度的大轉變。
近義:above, on, up, regarding, relating, respecting
反義:under, below, beneath
adj. 富有的;肥沃的;豐富多彩的;油膩的;
"After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy."
過了一會兒,濃味沙司開始顯得油膩了。
近義:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
反義:impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy
n. 錢;財富;薪水;款項;
?? 如果亂花 錢,家長會“罵你”(諧音)
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
這筆款子是當地一位不愿透露姓名的企業家捐贈的。
近義:assets, means, resources, specie, wherewithal, readies
adj. 過去的;用完了;死去的;無望的,無可挽救的;
v. go的過去分詞;
"He's gone AWOL from his base."
他從基地開了小差。
近義:absent, missing, departed