He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it - namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to obtain.
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n. 人,人類;
adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類特有弱點的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴,屬于...的,傳說人是由土造出的 → 人類
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個比喻,把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義:mortal
adj. 必要的;強制的;必然的;不可避免的;
n. 必需品;
?? necess必要 + ary 表示有...性質的, → a.必要的;必然的
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
從食物中吸取鈣需靠維生素D的幫助。
近義:indispensable, inevitable, mandatory, needful, obligatory, obliged
反義:needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative
adj. 困難的;難做的;難解的;不易相處的;
?? dif不+fic做+ult表名詞→不好做→困難的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術形式。
近義:rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反義:uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
vt. 獲得,得到;流行;買到,達到(目的);
vi. 通行,通用;流行;存在;
?? ob加強動作+tain握住→拿到→獲得;達到
"He has enough money to obtain the necessaries of life."
他有足夠的錢購買生活必需品
近義:attain, procure, purchase, reach, realize, secure
反義:net, produce, return, yield, bear, generate
adj. 偉大的,杰出的;優異的,顯著的;很多的;重大的;
adv. [口語]很好地;令人滿意地,成功地,順利地;得意地;
n. 大人物們;偉大人物;重要人物,大師;名家;
?? 聯想:“貴的”就是偉大的 網友:12 補充:gr 工人 eat吃 解決工人吃飯問題,不就是偉大的問題。great 偉大
"According to Mick, it's a great movie."
據米克說,這是一部了不起的電影。
近義:super, awesome, cool, fine, large, big
反義:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
n. 行動,活動;功能,作用;手段;[法]訴訟;
?? 后綴:ion 構成抽象名詞,表示行為,行為的結果
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使這些美麗的動物能生存下去,現在就要行動起來。
近義:movement, advance, implement, start, activate, proceeding
反義:inactivity, ineffectiveness, inertia, rest, inactiveness