We act as though comfort and luxury were the chief requirements in life, when all we need to make us really happy is something to be enthusiastic about.

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luxury ['l?ɡ??ri] 詞頻2 詞根: 光線
n. 奢侈,豪華;奢侈品,美食,美衣;樂(lè)趣,享受;不常有的樂(lè)趣(或享受、優(yōu)勢(shì)); adj. 奢華的,豪華的;
?? luxu+ry(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→奢侈(品)
"a luxury cruise liner"
豪華郵輪
近義:sumptuosity, sumptuousness, costliness, dressiness 反義:homeliness, ingenuousness, innocence, artlessness, naivete, naivety
really ['ri?l?] 詞頻1
adv. 真,真正;實(shí)在,果真;實(shí)際上;事實(shí)上;
?? real真實(shí)的+ly表副詞 →真正地
"Tom was really hungry and ate up everything served."
湯姆確實(shí)餓壞了,把端到桌上的東西吃得精光.
近義:honestly, indeed, just, authentically, particularly, properly 反義:hypocritically, insincerely, lyingly, meretriciously, misleadingly, untruthfully
happy ['h?p?] 詞頻1
adj. 幸福的;快樂(lè)的;巧妙的;〈口〉有點(diǎn)醉意的;
?? happ機(jī)會(huì),運(yùn)氣+y...的→有運(yùn)氣的→幸運(yùn)的;幸福的
"I am so happy to get munificent birthday presents from my friends."
我很高興跟我朋友收到大量的生日禮物.
近義:lively, cheerful, fluky, flukey, jaunty, jocular 反義:luckless, malcontent, mirthless, miserable, mournful, sad
though [eo] 詞頻1
conj. 雖然,盡管;即使;縱然; adv. 可是,但是;不過(guò);然而;話雖這樣說(shuō); prep. 但;
"He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience."
他雖然經(jīng)驗(yàn)最少,卻是最出色的老師。
近義:however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, tho', howbeit
comfort ['k?mf?t] 詞頻1 詞根: 力量
n. 安慰;舒適;使人舒服的事物;給予援助或安慰的人或事; vt. 安慰,使舒適;使(痛苦等)緩和;
?? fort(=forc表力) force 力 一起(com)用力(fort)使舒適 安慰 向外(e)用力(fort)叫 努力(effort) 使(en)有力(fo
"A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job."
對(duì)數(shù)百萬(wàn)失業(yè)者來(lái)說(shuō),通貨膨脹率的微降是不起作用的安慰。
近義:appease, liven, assure, mollify, pacify, balm 反義:prostrate, undeceive, abate, chill, disenthrall, damp
chief [t?if] 詞頻1 詞根: 頭
adj. 級(jí)別最高的;總的;主要的;最重要的; n. 族長(zhǎng);酋長(zhǎng);首領(lǐng);主管人員;
?? 欺付(諧音): 首領(lǐng)欺付小弟
"Air Chief Marshal Sir Robin Hall"
空軍上將羅賓?霍爾爵士
近義:head, headman, manager, principal, boss, gaffer 反義:helper, houseboy, lackey, lacquey, maid, manservant

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