In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is due to our efforts.
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n. 現(xiàn)實(shí),現(xiàn)實(shí)性;真實(shí)情況,實(shí)際情形;實(shí)體,實(shí)在;事實(shí);
?? real真實(shí)的+ity名詞后綴 →現(xiàn)實(shí),真實(shí)
"our perception of reality"
我們對現(xiàn)實(shí)的認(rèn)識
近義:sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
反義:chimaera, chimera, fable, hallucination
vt.& vi. 收到;接到;接納;接待;
vt. 接收;受理;歡迎;承受;
vi. 接到,獲得;接見,歡迎;[電子學(xué)] 接收;[橄欖球] 接球;
?? re一再,重新+ceive抓→全部→發(fā)覺→接受;收到
"It's encouraging to receive a favourable report on one's study."
學(xué)習(xí)得到好評是令人鼓舞的.
近義:get, welcome, greet, accept, take, inherit
反義:mail, remit, ship, transfer, issue, consign
n. 百分比,百分?jǐn)?shù);百分之一;
adj. 百分之…的,每一百中有…的;百分之…支付利息的;
adv. 以百分之…地,每一百中有…地;
?? per貫穿,自始自終+cent一百→百分比
"A conflagration in 1947 reduced 90 percent of the houses to ashes."
1947年的一場大火,使90%的房屋化為灰燼.
近義:percentage, part, portion, fragment, cud, quid
serendipity
[,s?r?n'd?p?ti]
n. 意外發(fā)現(xiàn)珍奇事物的才能; 意外新發(fā)現(xiàn);巧事;機(jī)緣湊巧;
"Some of the best effects in my garden have been the result of serendipity."
我園子里最珍貴的幾件物品是機(jī)緣巧合之下意外所得。
近義:scratch, fluke
反義:jinx, mischance, misery, misfortune, mishap, unluckiness
n. 生活,生計;生命,性命;一生,壽命;人生,塵世;
"My life seemed aimless."
我的生活似乎沒有目標(biāo)。
近義:being, existence, liveliness, spark, sprightliness, zest
反義:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
vt.& vi. 使工作;使運(yùn)作;操作;使產(chǎn)生效果;
n. 工作,操作;著作;工廠;行為,事業(yè);
vt. 使工作;操作;經(jīng)營;使緩慢前進(jìn);
"to be absent from work"
缺勤
近義:labor, labour, function, process, tool, malleate
反義:idle, laze, loaf, loiter, ramble, roam
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"Acceptance is such an important commodity, some have called it 'the first law of personal growth.'"