Every man serves a useful purpose: A miser, for example, makes a wonderful ancestor.
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adj. 有用的，有益的，有幫助的;令人滿意的;
?? use用+ful可…的” →有用的
"The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer."
內存擴充卡是計算機很有用的附件。
近義：helpful, assistive, available, profitable, purposive, serviceable
反義：idle, inane, ineffective, insignificant, lousy, needless
n. 意志;目的;作用;（進行中的）行動;
vt. 有意;打算;企圖（做）;決意（做）;
?? pur始終+pose放→始終放的東西→目的，意圖
"We spoke to little purpose — his mind was clearly made up already."
我們說的話幾乎不起作用,他顯然已下定決心了.
近義：intend, consider, appoint, ascribe, denote, designate
n. 例子;榜樣;范例;先例;
vt. 作為…的例子;為…做出榜樣;
vi. 舉例;作為…的示范;
?? ex出+ ample拿，獲得→拿出來→作為榜樣 →樣本；榜樣
"a classic example of poor communication"
缺乏有效溝通的典型實例
近義：illustration, archetype, model, original, paradigm, paragon
adj. 極好的，精彩的，絕妙的;美妙;勝;神妙;
?? wonder奇跡，神奇+ful形容詞后綴 → 極好的;驚人的,奇妙的
"Ben's a wonderful father."
本是個極好的父親。
近義：arresting, laudable, marvellous, marvelous, meritorious, astonishing
反義：inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average
n. 祖先，祖宗;被繼承人;原型;（動物的）原種，先祖;
?? an=ante前，先+cest=cess行走，前進+or表人→走在前面的人→祖先
"This machine is the ancestor of the modern computer."
這臺機器是現代電腦的始祖.
近義：ascendant, parent, progenitor, forebear, predecessor, elder
反義：kin, offspring, son, boy, issue, scion
n. 守財奴，吝嗇鬼，〈古〉可憐的人;（礦山，鑿井用）鉆孔機，鑿井機，[礦]管形提泥鉆頭;
"The miser doesn't like to part with his money."
守財奴舍不得花他的錢.
近義：knave, moneygrubber, niggard, scrooge, skinflint, tightwad
反義：spender, spendthrift, squanderer, waster, wastrel