Do give books - religious or otherwise - for Christmas. They're never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal.
— Lenore Hershey
· Books
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adj. 虔誠(chéng)的;篤信宗教的;宗教的;謹(jǐn)慎的;
n. 修士，修女，出家人;
?? relig=rely依賴 + ious 形容詞后綴→用來(lái)依賴的→ 虔誠(chéng)的；宗教的
"She is deeply religious."
她非常虔誠(chéng)。
近義：pious, theological, denominational, devoted, devout, godly
反義：impious, profane, unreligious, worldly
adv. 否則;另外;別的方式;
adj. 別的，另外的;不同的;
conj. 否則，不然;
?? other另外的+wise方向，狀態(tài) →要不然
"If he had done otherwise, I should have thought him a rascal."
如果他不這樣做, 我就認(rèn)為他是個(gè)惡棍.
近義：other, unequal, unlike, different, dissimilar, diverse
反義：indeed, really, strictly, truly, actually
adj. 個(gè)人的，私人的;身體的;親自的;人身攻擊的;
n. （報(bào)刊上的）人事欄，分類人事廣告版;人稱代名詞;關(guān)于個(gè)人的簡(jiǎn)訊;
?? person人+al...的 →個(gè)人的
"Her sole aim is personal aggrandizement."
她唯一的目的就是擴(kuò)大個(gè)人權(quán)勢(shì)。
近義：private, privy, cozy, cosy, cosey, cozie
反義：open, overt, patent, communal, cold, glassy
vt.& vi. 給予;贈(zèng)送;作出;
vt. 供給;產(chǎn)生;舉辦;（為購(gòu)買某物或做某事而）支付;
vi. （物體）塌下;讓步;
n. 伸展性，彈性;
?? 給吾(諧音): 給
"We'll give you a few minutes to play through."
我們?cè)俳o你幾分鐘時(shí)間讓你連續(xù)打下去.
近義：impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure
反義：attain, procure, purchase, reach, realize, secure
n. 圣誕節(jié);
?? 基督（christ）馬斯（mas）出生時(shí)產(chǎn)生 圣誕節(jié)
"the feast of Christmas"
圣誕佳節(jié)
近義：yuletide, christmastime, nativity, passover, xmas, yule
adv. 很少，罕見;難得;不大;
"He had seldom seen a child with so much talent."
有如此天賦的孩子他以往沒見過(guò)幾個(gè)。
近義：infrequently, rarely
反義：manyfold, oft, often, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually