It is very strange that the years teach us patience - that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.
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n. 耐心,耐性;忍耐;單人紙牌游戲;
?? pati忍受 + ence表示性質、狀態 → n.忍耐,容忍,耐心
"Everyone admired her patience and unfailing good humour."
人人都佩服她的耐心和永不衰減的好脾氣。
近義:resignation, accordance, acquiescence, compliance, conformance, conformity
反義:restlessness, unrest
n. 容量;才能;性能;生產能力;
adj. 充其量的,最大限度的;
?? cap拿,抓,握住+acity表名詞,有...傾向→拿住的能力→容量;才能
"We mustn't attempt unrestricted expansion regardless if it is within our capacity."
我們不能不顧自己的能力企圖無限制地發展.
近義:aptitude, aptness, potential, proficiency, skilfulness, skill
反義:impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
adj. 陌生的,生疏的;奇怪的,古怪的;疏遠的;外國的;
adv. 奇怪地;陌生地;冷淡地;
?? 事真奇”(諧音)即 奇怪的
"a strange concatenation of events"
一連串奇怪的事
近義:odd, offbeat, outlandish, quaint, queer, queerish
反義:inartistic, artless, modest, mundane, normal, average
vt. 教;教導,訓練;教授;
vi. 教書;
?? teacher(老師)一邊喝tea(茶),一邊teach(教)
"We will discuss what to teach during the next term."
我們將討論下學期要教什么.
近義:illustrate, indoctrinate, instruct, master, prepare, school
反義:know, acquire, develop
n. 時間;時刻;時代;次;
vt. 為…安排時間;測定…的時間;調準(機械的)速度;撥準(鐘、表)的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和諧;打拍子;
adj. 定時的;定期的;[美國英語]分期(付款)的;
int. [體育]時間到,(一場或一局等的)比賽時限,暫停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能帶兩個。
近義:clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
n. 等候;(宮廷中的)侍奉;侍女;侍奉期間;
adj. 等待的;(尤指因遲到)讓人等候;服侍的;(用于告訴某人立刻行動)你還在等什么呢;
v. 等候( wait的現在分詞 );等待;(尤指長期地)希望;盼望;
"waiting in the airport lounge"
在機場候機廳等候
近義:wait, delay