She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 贈品,禮物;天賦;贈送;天資;
vt. 賦予;向…贈送;天賦權力(或才能等);授予;
?? give(給予)+t(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→贈與;禮物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
這塊表是母親給我的禮物。
近義:present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity
n. 引用,引證;[商業]行情,行市;行市表,估價單;引用語;
?? quot=quote引用+ation表行為 →引文,引語
"The book began with a quotation from Goethe."
這本書一開頭引用了歌德的雋語。
近義:quote, appraisal, price, estimate
vt.& vi. 代替,替換,代用;
n. 代替者;替補(運動員);替代物;[語法學]代用詞;
vi. 用…替代;
?? sub在下面,副手,次一等+stitute放置→在下面放著→替代人員;代替
"Second again, we shouldn't substitute our personal feeling for policies."
其次, 我們不應該拿個人感情代替政策.
近義:preempt, replace, subrogate, supersede, supplant, surrogate
反義:protect, save, shelter, defend, guard
adj. 漂亮的;機靈的,聰明的;
adv. 相當,頗;
n. 漂亮的人(或東西);
"Two days after the accident she still looked pretty banged up."
事故過去兩天后她看上去傷勢仍然很重。
近義:lovable, lovely, neat, nice, smart, super
反義:homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
serviceable
['s?:vis?b?l]
adj. 有用的,可供使用的;耐用的;
"The carpet is worn but still serviceable."
地毯舊了,但還能用。
近義:available, usable, useful
反義:unserviceable, unusable, broken