While my interest in natural history has added very little to my sum of achievement, it has added immeasurably to my sum of enjoyment in life.
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adj. 自然的;物質的;天生的;不做作的;
n. 自然的事情;(生來的)白癡;[樂](風琴等的)白鍵;
?? natur=nature自然+al...的 →自然(界)的
"She showed a natural aptitude for the work."
她表現出了做這工作的天賦。
近義:inherent, lifelike, unaffected, native, raw, unprocessed
反義:hypothetical, illusional, illusionary, illusive, illusory, imaginative
n. 歷史,歷史學;發展史;履歷,經歷;(某地的)沿革;
?? histor過去發生的事 + y 表名詞→ 歷史;個人經歷
"The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Mo Yan"who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary"."
2012年諾貝爾文學獎得主為莫言,他“很好地將魔幻現實與民間故事、歷史與當代結合在一起”。
近義:archives, papers, past, background, record, records
n. 完成,達到;成就,成績;
?? achieve 達成+ ment表示行為、行為的過程或結果 → n.成績,成就;實現,完成,達到
"the greatest scientific achievement of the decade"
這十年最偉大的科學成就
近義:hit, arrival, attainment, performance, prodigy, prowess
反義:infelicity, irregularity, lapse, miss, overthrow, shortcoming
n. 享受;令人愉快的事物;享有;
?? enjoy享受+ment表名詞 →享受
"The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film."
片中的流行音樂使我們對這部電影更加喜愛.
近義:pleasure, possession, relish, satisfaction, wow, contentment
反義:irritant, nuisance, pother, resentment, ruffle, setback
n. 興趣,愛好;利害關系,利益;利息;趣味,感興趣的事;
vt. 使產生興趣;使參與,使加入;引起…的意愿;使產生關系;
?? 在最高級(est)之間(inter)容易產生 興趣 在休息(rest)中間(inter)有 利息,真 有趣 在(in)特(te) 有趣的游戲里休息(rest)
"the awakening of interest in the environment"
對環境產生的興趣
近義:absorb, wow, engross, enthuse, excite, fascinate
反義:overfatigue, overtire, overwork, pall, spend, tucker
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