Wealth is the parent of luxury and indolence, and poverty of meanness and viciousness, and both of discontent.
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luxury ['l?ɡ??ri] 詞頻2 詞根: 光線
n. 奢侈,豪華;奢侈品,美食,美衣;樂趣,享受;不常有的樂趣(或享受、優勢); adj. 奢華的,豪華的;
?? luxu+ry(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→奢侈(品)
"a luxury cruise liner"
豪華郵輪
近義:sumptuosity, sumptuousness, costliness, dressiness 反義:homeliness, ingenuousness, innocence, artlessness, naivete, naivety
poverty ['pɑv?ti] 詞頻2
n. 貧窮;缺乏,不足;貧瘠,不毛;低劣;
?? poor(貧窮的)+ty(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→貧窮;缺乏
"He envisaged an old age of loneliness and poverty."
他面對著一個孤獨而貧困的晚年.
近義:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism 反義:plenty, wealth, wealthiness, opulency, affluence
wealth [w?lθ] 詞頻2
n. 財產,財富;富豪(階級);豐富,大量;繁榮;
?? we(我們)+a(人)+alt(種子,禿木和樹)- 財富 財富無(w)健康(health)重要
"the unfair distribution of wealth"
財富分配不公
近義:riches, richness, treasure, fortune, opulence, abundance 反義:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism
parent ['p??r?nt] 詞頻1 詞根: ent
n. 父親(或母親);先輩;根源,起源;保護者;
?? 怕(pa)人(ren)偷(t)東西的 父母親
"Even at 25 Janice was tied to her parent's apron strings."
珍妮絲甚至到25歲了還受父母的控制.
近義:progenitor, predecessor, father, forefather, ancestor 反義:son, boy, descendant
discontent ['disk?n'tent] 詞頻3 詞根: 握住
n. 不滿,不平;不愉快;不滿的人; adj. 不滿的;不安分的;不快的; v. 使不滿意;使不快;
"Discontent simmered and then came to a head with the nationalist protests."
不滿情緒一直在醞釀著,后來隨著民族主義者的抗議而達到了高.
近義:restlessness, unquietness, stew, agitation, excitement, ferment 反義:humor, oblige, please, satisfy, suit, tickle
indolence
n. 怠惰, 無痛\\n[醫] 無痛
近義:apathy, idleness, impassiveness, impassivity, indecision, indifference 反義:heedfulness, application, industriousness, industry, intentness, interest

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