n. 命運,宿命;災難,死亡;命中注定的事(尤指壞事);
v. 注定;
?? fa, fabl, fam, fan =speak,表示”說”#詞根助記:fate=上帝的話
"They were unaware of the fate that was to befall them."
他們并不知道即將降臨到他們頭上的厄運。
近義:predestine, preordain, foreordain, karma, lot, misfortune
vt.& vi. 懂,理解;
vt. 了解;默認;聽說;領會;
?? under(under)+stand→懂;了解;通曉;認為
"That's just an approximation, you understand."
你知道那僅僅是近似值。
近義:ideate, imagine, apprehend, interpret, assimilate, penetrate
反義:misapprehend, misconstrue, mishear, misinterpret, misrepresent, misread
adv. 偶爾;偶然;有時候;
"We occasionally meet for a drink after work."
我們下班后偶爾相聚小酌。
近義:infrequently, oft, once, rarely, sometimes, sporadically
反義:immemorially, perpetually, e'er, eternally, ever, evermore