If we have the opportunity to be generous with our hearts, ourselves, we have no idea of the depth and breadth of love's reach.
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opportunity [?ɑp??tun?ti, -?tju-] 詞根: port
n. 機會;適當的時機良機;有利的環境,條件;
?? op=ob靠近 + portun=harbor港口+ ity 表名詞 → 向港口靠近 →機會
"He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub."
他借機再次冷落我們.
近義:instance, occasion, case, episode, event, happening 反義:hindrance, hitch, knot, misadventure, mishap, obstacle
generous ['d??n?r?s] 詞頻2 詞根: gen
adj. 慷慨的,大方的;豐盛的;肥沃的;濃厚的;
?? gener出生,產生+ous形容詞后綴→[不斷]產生→豐富的,慷慨的
"It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer."
拒絕這樣一個慷慨的提議未免失禮。
近義:humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal 反義:knavish, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious
depth [d?pθ] 詞頻2 詞根: th
n. 深度;深處,深海;深奧,奧妙;進深;
?? dep=deep深的+th抽象名詞 →深度
"What's the depth of the water here?"
這兒的水有多深?
近義:profundity, deepness, inwardness, profoundness
ourselves [ɑr's?lvz] 詞頻1
pron. “myself”的復數;我們自己;(把)我們自己;
"We enjoyed ourselves immensely."
我們快活極了。
近義:us, we
idea [a?'di?] 詞頻1
n. 主意,想法;[哲]理念,觀念;[樂]樂句;模糊想法;
?? dear(親愛的),你有什么好idea(主意)
"How does the idea of a holiday in Spain grab you?"
你對于到西班牙去度假這個主意感興趣 嗎 ?
近義:intent, knowledge, notion, purpose, think, thought
breadth [br?dθ] 詞頻3 詞根: br-
n. 寬度;寬容;(知識、興趣等的)廣泛;
?? deep(a.深的)-depth(n.深度) high(a.高的)-height(n.高度) wide(a.寬的)-width(n.寬度) broad(a.廣的
"My wife is a woman of great breadth of mind."
我妻子是一位寬宏大量的女性.
近義:roominess, size, spaciousness, vastness, wideness, width

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