He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden.
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happy ['h?p?] 詞頻1
adj. 幸福的;快樂的;巧妙的;〈口〉有點醉意的;
?? happ機會,運氣+y...的→有運氣的→幸運的;幸福的
"I am so happy to get munificent birthday presents from my friends."
我很高興跟我朋友收到大量的生日禮物.
近義:lively, cheerful, fluky, flukey, jaunty, jocular 反義:luckless, malcontent, mirthless, miserable, mournful, sad
nature ['net??] 詞頻1 詞根: 出生
n. 自然;天性;天理;類型;
?? nat出生的+ure狀態→出生狀態→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
兩黨制的對抗性
近義:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
hardly ['hɑrdli] 詞頻1
adv. 幾乎不;簡直不;剛剛;嚴厲地,粗魯地;
?? hard艱難 + ly...地→ ad.幾乎不,簡直不
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他們新的宣言聲稱要摧毀整個資本主義大廈,這是不可能的。
近義:approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly 反義:just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly
pressure ['pr???] 詞頻2 詞根: press
n. 壓(力);壓力;氣壓(或血壓)(的縮略形式);壓(迫)感; vi. 施加壓力;迫使;使(機艙等)增壓;
?? press擠壓+ure名詞后綴,表行為、狀態 →壓力
"He changed his mind under the pressure from others."
他在別人的逼迫之下改變了主意.
近義:press, stress, holding, seizing, catch, grasping
opposite ['ɑp?z?t] 詞頻1 詞根: pos
adj. 相對的;對面的;對立的;[數學](頂、邊等)對的; prep. (表示位置)在…的對面;[數學](頂、邊等)對的;與…在一排;(表示方式)與…聯合主演; adv. 在對面,對過; n. 對立面,對立物,相反的人[事物];
?? op對+pos放+ite表形容詞,有...的→放到對面→相對的
"The chief of the group has gone over to the opposite."
那個組織的頭頭歸降了對方.
近義:antipode, antipole, antithesis, opposition, reverse, contrast 反義:back, fro
disposition ['d?sp?'z???n] 詞頻2 詞根: pos
n. 性情,性格;意向,傾向;安排,配置;<軍>部署,戰略(戰術)計劃;
?? dis分開+posit放+ion名詞后綴→分開放→安排;引申為人的喜好,心情 → 性情;安排
"to have a cheerful disposition"
性情開朗
近義:instruction, order, ordinance, resolution, resolve, determination 反義:countermand, aboulia, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence

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