A legal or religious ceremony by which two persons of the opposite sex solemnly agree to harass and spy on each other... until death do them join.

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religious [r?'l?d??s] 詞頻1 詞根: lig
adj. 虔誠的;篤信宗教的;宗教的;謹慎的; n. 修士,修女,出家人;
?? relig=rely依賴 + ious 形容詞后綴→用來依賴的→ 虔誠的;宗教的
"She is deeply religious."
她非常虔誠。
近義:pious, theological, denominational, devoted, devout, godly 反義:impious, profane, unreligious, worldly
ceremony ['s?r?'moni] 詞頻2
n. 典禮,儀式;禮儀,禮節;虛禮,客氣;
?? cere+mony(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→儀式;有禮貌的行為
"The ceremony was an ordeal for those who had been recently bereaved."
這個儀式對于那些新近喪失親友的人來說是一種折磨。
近義:memorial, act, function, ceremonial, commemoration, festivity
opposite ['ɑp?z?t] 詞頻1 詞根: pos
adj. 相對的;對面的;對立的;[數學](頂、邊等)對的; prep. (表示位置)在…的對面;[數學](頂、邊等)對的;與…在一排;(表示方式)與…聯合主演; adv. 在對面,對過; n. 對立面,對立物,相反的人[事物];
?? op對+pos放+ite表形容詞,有...的→放到對面→相對的
"The chief of the group has gone over to the opposite."
那個組織的頭頭歸降了對方.
近義:antipode, antipole, antithesis, opposition, reverse, contrast 反義:back, fro
agree [?'ɡri] 詞頻1 詞根: a
vt.& vi. 同意,贊同; vi. [語]一致,符合;商定,約定;意見相合;(氣候、食物等)適宜; vt. 同意,承認;使和諧一致;認為正確無誤;
?? grat, gree, grac =pleasing,表示”感激,高興”#詞根助記:a向著+gree=使……高興=同意……
"When he said that, I had to agree."
他說了那話,我只好同意。
近義:match, harmonize, side, accord, acquiesce, chord 反義:vary, differ, disagree, discord, dissent, quarrel
death [d?θ] 詞頻1
n. 死亡;(某種)死法,死亡方式;病危;死神;
?? dead(死)+th(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁決
近義:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end 反義:inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
join [d???n] 詞頻1 詞根: 連接
vt.& vi. 連接;聯結;加入;參加; vt. 結合;參與;上(火車、飛機等);上(路); n. 連接;結合;接合處;接合點;
?? join(join)→連接;加入;聯合
"to join the Brownies"
加入幼女童軍
近義:league, associate, merge, partner, unite, affiliate 反義:part, secede, split, isolate, segregate, sever

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