In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.
?? 名句詞匯解析
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n. 結論;結局;斷定,決定;推論;
?? con共同+clus關閉+ion名詞后綴 → 結論,結束
"I've come to the conclusion that he's not the right person for the job."
我斷定他不適合做這項工作。
近義:implication, inference, corollary, deduction, aftermath, finding
反義:inception, nascence, nascency, onset, rising, root
adj. 無用的,無效的;無價值的;差勁的;不怎么樣的;
?? use用+less無...的 →無用的
"The measures were decried as useless."
這些措施受到指責,說是不起作用。
近義:idle, inane, ineffective, insignificant, lousy, needless
反義:helpful, assistive, available, profitable, purposive, serviceable
adj. 堅固的,堅牢的;堅定的,堅決的;嚴格的;確定的;
vt.& vi. 使堅固;使堅實;
n. 商號,商行;公司;企業(yè);工作集體;
adv. 堅定地,穩(wěn)固地;
vt. 使堅定,使牢固;
vi. 變堅實,變穩(wěn)固;
?? firm =firm,表示”堅定,堅固”
"The company has now amalgamated with another local firm."
這家公司現在已與當地一家公司合并了。
近義:office, bureau, business, company, concern, corporation
反義:astable, astatic, precarious, unsettled, unsteady, wobbly
n. 國會;代表大會;(用于某些國家的政黨名稱)國民大會;社交;
vi. 開會,集合;
?? con共同+gress行走→走到一起→代表大會
"But Congress is in a dangerously fretful mood."
但國會存在一種危險的焦躁情緒。
近義:assembly, meeting, conference, convention, convocation
vi. 來;開始;出現;發(fā)生;
vt. 做;裝扮…的樣子;將滿(…歲);
int. 嗨!;
"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:impersonate, perform, personify, portray, represent, stage
反義:leave, absquatulate, retire, retreat, scat, split
n. 羞愧;羞辱;可恥的人;羞愧感;
vt. 使蒙羞;玷辱;使感到羞愧;使相形見絀;
?? 做過傻(sha)事的我(me),心里深感 羞愧
"His face burned with shame."
他的臉因羞愧而發(fā)燙。
近義:humble, humiliate, mortify, pillory, taunt, twit
反義:elate, impertinence, impudence, impudency, impudicity, insolence