We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex--but Congress can.
?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯,幫助你深度理解這句話
vt. 想,設想;想像;料想,猜想;誤認為;
vi. 想象;猜想,推測;
?? imag=image圖像+ine...的→有關圖像的→想象
"Imagine my amazement when a 70 - year - old man beat me at tennis."
在網球賽中,我竟被一位70高齡的老人擊敗,請想像一下我當時的驚愕狀態.
近義:ideate, picture, suppose, understand, visualise, visualize
adj. 復雜的;難懂的;復合的;
n. 建筑群;相關聯的一組事物;情結;不正常的憂慮;
?? com共同+plex重疊→全部重疊→復雜的
"the complex structure of the human brain"
錯綜復雜的人腦構造
近義:resort, complicate, installation, system, apparatus, complexus
反義:modest, ordinary, oversimplified, plain, bare, stodgy
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
frustrating
[fr?'streiti?]
adj. 產生挫折的,使人沮喪的,令人泄氣的;
v. 使不成功( frustrate的現在分詞 );挫敗;使受挫折;令人沮喪;
"It's frustrating to have to wait so long."
要等這么長時間,真令人懊惱。
近義:irritating, jarring, obnoxious, perturbing, bothersome, aggravating