?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯,幫助你深度理解這句話
adj. 絕望的;由絕望而引起的;鋌而走險的,孤注一擲的;急切的,極度渴望的;
?? de去掉+sper希望+ate動詞后綴→去掉希望→絕望的
"The prisoners grew increasingly desperate."
犯人因絕望而越來越膽大妄為。
近義:hopeless, overcome, despairful, despairing, despondent, excessive
反義:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 蠢笨;愚行;諷刺劇;
?? fool(愚人)+y(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→愚笨;愚行
"an act of sheer folly"
純粹愚蠢的行動
近義:idiocy, muddleheadedness, nonsense, senselessness, stupidity, bullshit
反義:judgement, judgment, reasonableness, sageness, sanity, sensibleness
n. 事件,形勢;東西,事物;家伙;事業;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以過得下去。
近義:item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
adj. 真正的;真實的;忠實的;正確的;
adv. 真正地;確實地;正確地;正當地;
n. 真理,真實;正,準,精確;
vt. 擺正;決定(某物)的位置以使其平衡、平穩或水平;
"A whale is a fish. True or false?"
鯨魚是魚,對還是錯?
近義:legitimate, original, authentic, real, sterling, truthful
反義:illegitimate, imitation, artificial, mock, phoney, phony
adv. 仍,仍然;更,還要;靜靜地;〈詩〉常,不斷地;
adj. 不動的,靜止的;不狂暴的,溫柔的;沒有活力的,死氣沉沉的;
n. 平靜,寂靜;劇照;靜止攝影;蒸餾器;
vt.& vi. (使某物)平靜下來,安靜;〈古〉燒(酒),蒸餾;
conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
盡管快80歲了,他還是十分活躍。
近義:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反義:incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset