When one is grateful for something too good for common thanks, writing is less unsatisfactory than speech-one does not, at least, hear how inadequate the words are.

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grateful ['ɡretfl] 詞頻2 詞根: grate
adj. 感激的,感謝的;令人愉快的;宜人的;荷;
?? grate感激,高興+ful多…的 →感謝的;愉快的
"I am extremely grateful to all the teachers for their help."
我非常感謝所有老師的幫助。
近義:appreciative, indebted, pleased, thankful, welcome, beholden 反義:ingrate, thankless, unappreciative, unpleasant, unpleasing, unrewarding
inadequate [?n'?d?kw?t] 詞根: in
adj. 不充足的;不適當的;不足勝任的;信心不足的;
?? in不+ad加強意義+equ平均+ate...的→不充足的,不適當的
"The project could fail if there is inadequate follow-through."
如果缺少恰當的后續行動,該項目可能失敗。
近義:inappropriate, inapt, incompatible, insufficient, lacking, scanty 反義:appropriate, apt, passable, pat, average, proper
unsatisfactory [,?n,s?t?s'f?kt?ri] 詞頻5 詞根: 滿足
adj. 不能令人滿意的;不符合要求的;不滿足的;
?? un不+satis滿足+fact做,制作+ory形容詞后綴→不能令人滿意的,不得人心的
"Shops are often reluctant to take back unsatisfactory goods."
商店一般都不愿收回顧客不稱心的貨物.
近義:insufficient, lacking, lousy, poor, bad, trashy 反義:appropriate, pleasing, proper, satisfying, acceptable, suitable
common ['kɑm?n] 詞頻1 詞根: 公共
adj. 普通的;通俗的;[數學]公共的;共有的; n. [法律](對土地、水域的)共有權;公共用地;普通;平民;
?? 共同(com)在月光(mon-moon)下, 共有的
"We have lots of things in common besides music."
除了音樂,我們還有很多共通點。
近義:popular, mundane, ordinary, average, plain, commonplace 反義:irreplaceable, matchless, outstanding, peculiar, single, sole
writing ['raiti?] 詞頻2
n. 文字;寫作;文章;筆跡; v. 寫( write的現在分詞);寫信;
"Please confirm your acceptance of this offer in writing."
請書面確認你接受這項提議。
近義:handwriting
less [les] 詞頻1
adj. 較少的(little的比較級);較小的;較次的,較劣的;較不重要的; adv. 較少地,較小地; prep. 減去;少掉;不足; n. 較少,較小;
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我們的宗旨是為社會地位比較低下的人增加機會。
近義:least, lesser, minus

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