We are born charming, fresh and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society.
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charming ['t?ɑrm??] 詞頻2 詞根: charm
adj. 迷人的,可愛的;英俊的,瀟灑的;令人陶醉的; v. 使高興;使陶醉,使著迷;
?? charm魅力 + ing ...的 → adj.迷人的;嫵媚的;嬌艷的;好極了的
"The cottage is tiny, but it's charming."
這間小屋雖小,卻十分迷人。
近義:appealing, irresistible, arresting, arrestive, likable, likeable 反義:humdrum, insipid, irksome, arid, jejune, lethal
spontaneous [spɑn'ten??s] 詞頻5 詞根: 應(yīng)答
adj. 自發(fā)的;自然的;天然產(chǎn)生的;無意識的;
?? spont=spond承諾+aneous表形容詞→自內(nèi)心承諾→自愿的
"Spontaneous applause broke out as soon as she finished speaking."
她一講完,大家不約而同都鼓起掌來.
近義:intentional, natural, sudden, unbidden, unconstrained, unexpected 反義:intentional, preconceived, premeditate, premeditated, premeditative, prepense
participate [pɑr't?s?'pet] 詞頻4 詞根: part
vi. 參加某事;分享某事; vt. 得到或接受某部分東西;
?? parti=part部分,分開+cip抓住+ate動詞后綴→抓住機會成為其中一部分→參加
"She didn't participate in the discussion."
她沒有參加討論。
近義:assist, attend, partake, concur, contribute, cooperate 反義:recede, resign, retire, retreat, withdraw
society [s?'sa??ti] 詞頻1 詞根: soci
n. 社會;上流社會;社團;社群; adj. 上流社會的,社交界的;
?? socie=social社會+ty表名詞 → 社會,社團
"Racism is abhorrent to a civilized society."
文明社會憎惡種族主義。
近義:aristoi, community, institution, merging, partnership, brotherhood 反義:personhood, self, selfhood, distinctiveness, individual
born [b?rn] 詞頻1 詞根: /b?/
vt. bear的過去分詞;支撐,支持;親自攜帶,運輸; vi. 結(jié)果,生產(chǎn);和…有關(guān); adj. 出生的,出身于…的;天生的,天賦的;
"Sam was born in the country and had a deep affinity with nature."
薩姆在鄉(xiāng)下出生,特別喜愛大自然。
近義:inborn, inbred, inchoate, innate, congenital, connate
fresh [fr??] 詞頻1
adj. 新鮮的;淡水的;新的;無經(jīng)驗的; adv. 剛;最新的; n. 開始;新生;泛濫;淡水流;
?? 法國(fr)多數(shù)(es)河流(h)是 新鮮的
"The morning dawned fresh and clear after the storm at night."
夜里暴風雨過后,拂曉清新而晴朗.
近義:cool, latest, new, recent, young, impudent 反義:antiquated, antique, indigenous, archaic, longstanding, native

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