A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.
— Ogden Nash
· Family
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n. 動物，獸，牲畜;<俚>家畜，牲口;<俚>畜生（一般的人）;獸性;
adj. 動物的;肉體的;肉欲的;
?? anim生命，精神+al名詞后綴→有生命的東西→動物
"I have an allergy to animal hair."
我對動物毛過敏。
近義：beast, crittur, creature, critter, physical, beastly
反義：vegetal
n. 家庭;家族;孩子;祖先;
adj. 家庭的;一家所有的;屬于家庭的;適合全家人的;
?? 音“發米粒”： 家庭吃飯又叫“發米粒 father and mother I love you家庭就是爸爸媽媽我愛你
"These diamonds have been handed down in his family for generations."
這些鉆石在他家已經傳了好幾代.
近義：kindred, kinfolk, kinsfolk, offspring, progeniture, progeny
n. 單位，單元;裝置;個體;[數]單位數;
"The unit is comparatively easy to install and cheap to operate."
這種設備比較容易安裝而且用起來便宜。
近義：part, section, module, apparatus, appliance, mechanism
反義：array, kit, assemblage, suit, battery, cluster
a. 鎮靜的, 沉著的
近義：pacific, peaceable, peaceful, placid, quiet, rested
adj. 偶爾的，不經常的;特殊場合的;臨時的;
"He works for us on an occasional basis."
他在我們這里做臨時工。
近義：inadvertent, incidental, isolated, random, sometime, sporadic
反義：predictable
adj. 普通的;通俗的;[數學]公共的;共有的;
n. [法律]（對土地、水域的）共有權;公共用地;普通;平民;
?? 共同(com)在月光(mon-moon)下， 共有的
"We have lots of things in common besides music."
除了音樂，我們還有很多共通點。
近義：popular, mundane, ordinary, average, plain, commonplace
反義：irreplaceable, matchless, outstanding, peculiar, single, sole
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"If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance."
— George Bernard Shaw