n. 謙遜,謙恭;謙讓的行為;謙虛謹慎;
?? hum土,地+ility狀態→地的狀態→謙讓;低下
"Her first defeat was an early lesson in humility."
她的第一次失敗使她很早便懂得了謙遜。
近義:humbleness, lowliness, meekness
反義:hubris, immodesty, imperiousness, insolence, insolency, arrogancy
adj. 完美的;正確的;優秀的;極好的;
n. [語]完成時;
?? per全部+fect做→全部做完→完美的;完全的
"Everyone liked my father—he was the perfect gentleman."
大家都喜歡我父親—他是真正的君子。
近義:improve, purify, refine, upgrade, better, meliorate
反義:incomplete, bad, sketchy, unaccomplished, uncompleted, unfinished
adj. 小的;瑣碎的;嬌小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多,略微;少許,一點;短時間地;
n. (表示否定)微少;沒有多少;短時間;
det. (數量上)微少的,少到幾乎沒有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的裝腔作勢令她不快。
近義:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反義:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital