I must take issue with the term 'a mere child,' for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 學(xué)期;條款;術(shù)語(yǔ);期限;
vt. 把…稱為;把…叫做;
?? term(boundary)→期限；期間；學(xué)期；術(shù)語(yǔ)；措辭；交誼
"the expiry of a fixed-term contract"
定期合同的滿期
近義：call, designate, word, wording, definition, diction
n. 經(jīng)驗(yàn)，體驗(yàn);經(jīng)歷，閱歷;
vt. 親身參與，親身經(jīng)歷;感受;發(fā)現(xiàn);
?? ex出+per嘗試+ience名詞后綴→嘗試出來(lái)的東西→經(jīng)驗(yàn)
"Salary will be commensurate with experience."
薪金將會(huì)與資歷相稱。
近義：career, tradition, undergo, savvy, skill, expertise
反義：inexpertness, rawness, unskillfulness, callowness
n. 公司，商號(hào);作伴，伴侶，客人;連隊(duì)，中隊(duì);（社交）集會(huì)，聚會(huì);
?? com(together)+pan(bread)+y(名詞后綴)→交誼；伙伴
"He absconded with the company funds."
他卷走公司的資金潛逃了。
近義：institution, merging, partnership, pool, society, trust
反義：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adv. 無(wú)限地，無(wú)窮地;極其;
?? in 無(wú) + fin范圍 + ite...的 + ly ...地→ 無(wú)限地, 無(wú)窮地
"Is God infinitely good?"
天主是全善的么？
近義：immeasurably, immensely, unmeasurably, boundlessly
反義：limitatively, onerously
adj. 更好的，更可取的;略勝一籌的;
?? prefer先拿來(lái)=更喜歡+able…的 → 更好的
"Anything was preferable to the tense atmosphere at home."
什么都比家里的緊張氣氛好。
近義：preferential, preferred, preferring, superior, best, better
反義：lousy, badder, baddest, punk, worst, awful
adj. 成熟的;（智力、思想、行為）成熟的;成年人的;成年的;
n. 成年的人或動(dòng)物;
?? al, ol, ul 生長(zhǎng),滋養(yǎng),營(yíng)養(yǎng)
"Children must be accompanied by an adult."
兒童必須要有大人陪同。
近義：grownup, mature, grown
反義：juvenile, lad, minor, stripling, teen, teenager