The British nation is unique in this respect. They are the only people who like to be told how bad things are, who like to be told the worst.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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adj. 唯一的,僅有的;獨一無二的,獨特的;不平常的,特別的;超絕;
?? un,uni =one,表示”單一,一個”#詞根助記:uni+que表形容詞→單一的→獨特的
"I want to ride a unique cycle."
我想騎一輛獨特的自行車。
近義:irreplaceable, matchless, outstanding, peculiar, single, sole
反義:artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average
vt. 尊重;尊敬;關(guān)心;遵守;
n. 尊重,恭敬;敬意;某方面;
?? re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英國法律最重要的原則。
近義:honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard
反義:outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor
n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養(yǎng)在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 不列顛的;英國的;英國人的;英國英語的;
n. (總稱)英國人;英國英語;
"His deeds went down in the annals of British history."
他的事跡已載入英國史冊。
近義:britannic, briton
n. 國家;民族;國民;政府;
?? 那(na)梯(ti)上(on)有 國家
"The nation's coffers are empty."
國庫空虛。
近義:region, country, people, commonwealth
adj. 最差的;最嚴重的;最令人不滿的;最糟的;
n. 最壞的事情;最嚴重的事;
adv. 最壞;最糟;最嚴重;
vt. 勝過,擊敗;
"It was possibly their worst performance ever."
這也許是他們迄今為止最糟糕的表現(xiàn)。
近義:master, overcome, overpower, pip, thrash, vanquish
反義:mint, optimal, optimum, preferable, superior, better