If by the last quarter of the twentiesth century godliness wasn't next to something a little more interesting than cleanliness, it might be time to reevaluate our notions of godliness.

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quarter ['kw?rt?] 詞頻1 詞根: quatr
n. 四分之一;一刻鐘;地區;(美式足球的)一節; vt. 把…四等分;供…住宿;使(士兵)駐扎;
?? quart四+er名詞后綴 → 四分之一;一刻鐘
"They walked a quarter of a mile down the mountainside."
他們沿山坡下行了四分之一英里的路程.
近義:house, keep, lodge, place, accommodate, billet 反義:oust, out, expel, deport, dispossess, exile
interesting ['?ntr?st??] 詞頻1 詞根: inter
adj. 令人感興趣的,有趣的;引起興趣的;有趣的;令人關注的;
?? inter 表示“在…之間,相互” +est表示最高級“最.+ ing [名詞后綴]表示行為、狀態、情況及其他 → adj.有趣的,引人入勝的
"an interesting collage of 1960s songs"
有趣的20世紀60年代歌曲的收藏集
近義:important, absorbing 反義:importunate, importune, inopportune, irksome, arid, irritating
cleanliness ['kl?nl?n?s] 詞頻4
n. 清潔,干凈;
?? clean干凈的+li=ly...地+ ness 表名詞→ 清潔,潔癖
"We require the cleanliness from our child."
我們要求孩子愛清潔.
近義:asepsy, hygiene, hygienics, neatness, purity, sanitation 反義:mess, muddiness, nastiness, shabbiness, slatternliness, sloppiness
century ['s?nt??ri] 詞頻1 詞根: cent
n. 百年,一世紀;百個;(板球)一百分;<美>百元鈔票;
?? cent 表”百”; 十進制中表小數點的前綴
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認為,蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀發明的。
last [l?st] 詞頻1 詞根: /l?/
n. 末尾;最后;上個;鞋楦(做鞋的模型); vt. 經受住;到…之后;夠用;足夠維持(尤指某段時間); adj. 最近的;最后的;最不可能的;惟一剩下的; vi. 持續; adv. 上一次,最近一次;最后;
"The two sides signed a peace accord last July."
在剛過去的七月,雙方簽訂了和平條約。
近義:live, persist, stand, subsist, survive, hindermost 反義:part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire
next [n?kst] 詞頻1
adj. 緊接在后的;次于的;貼近的;緊鄰的; adv. 接下去;然后;居后地;依次的; n. 下一位;下一個; prep. 靠近;居于…之后;在…的隔壁;
"The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget."
議程表上的下一項是宣傳預算。
近義:oncoming, subsequent, succeeding, upcoming, pursuant, coming 反義:prior, nowadays, presently, today, currently

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