The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.
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adj. 樂意的，愿意的;自愿的，心甘情愿的;
v. will的現在分詞;決心;用意志力驅使;
?? will愿意 + ing 名詞后綴→ 愿意的
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
雙方都不愿意妥協，問題就在這里。
近義：anxious, appetent, intentional, aspiring, minded, avid
反義：hesitant, indisposed, loath, obdurate, obstinate, averse
adv. 通常，經常，平常，慣常地;一直，向來;動不動，一般;素;
?? usual通常的+ly副詞后綴→通常地，慣常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認為，蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀發明的。
近義：invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes
反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 距離，路程;遠處;疏遠;（時間的）間隔，長久;
vt. 把…遠遠甩在后面;疏遠;與…保持距離;
?? dist距離 + ance 表名詞，狀態、情況、性質、行為 → n.距離,間距;遠處
"A peal of church bells rang out in the distance."
遠處響起了一陣教堂的鐘聲。
近義：isolation, separation, estrangement, aloofness, distantial, separate
反義：approximate, abut, immediacy, nearness, neighborhood, neighbourhood
vt.& vi. 相遇;相識;開會;接觸（某物）;
vt. 滿足;支付;迎接;經歷（常指不愉快的事）;
n. 運動會，體育比賽;獵狐運動（尤其英式英語）;
adj. 適當的;合適的;恰當的;
?? meet碰到合適的
"Achcha! We'll meet at eight."
好吧！我們八點鐘見。
近義：assemble, rejoin, reunite, foregather, forgather, gather
反義：part, secede, split
adj. 貧窮的，貧乏的;令人憐憫的，可憐的;匱乏的;低劣的;
n. the poor 貧困者，窮人;
?? 穿破（po）衣服的人（or），是因為 貧窮的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的稅應該比窮人的多.
近義：indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy
反義：loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
vt.& vi. 審判，評判;斷定;
vt. 估計;評價;（尤指）批評;想，認為;
n. 法官;裁判員;評判員;鑒定人;
"The judge described the attack as an abominable crime."
法官稱那次襲擊為令人發指的罪行。
近義：rule, adjudge, appraise, interpret, assay, repute