The young know how truly difficult and dreadful youth can be. Their youth is wasted on everyone else, that's the horror. The young have no authority, no respect.
Anne Rice  ·  Youth

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truly [?tru?li] 詞頻2
adv. 真正;精確地,正確地;忠實的,誠實地;正當地;
?? tru=true真實+ly表副詞 →真正地,確實地
"a truly memorable occasion"
非常難忘的時刻
近義:aright, just, openly, authentically, particularly, properly 反義:hypocritically, falsely
difficult ['d?f?k?lt] 詞頻1 詞根: di
adj. 困難的;難做的;難解的;不易相處的;
?? dif不+fic做+ult表名詞→不好做→困難的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術形式。
近義:rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored 反義:uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
dreadful ['dr?df?l] 詞頻2 詞根: dread
adj. 可怕的;令人畏懼的;討厭的,糟透了的,丑陋的;糟糕的; n. <英>驚險小說[雜志];
?? dread害怕擔心 + ful...的 →可怕的
"What a dreadful thing to say!"
話說得太難聽了!
近義:heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific 反義:likeable, nice, personable, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing
horror ['h?r?] 詞頻2 詞根: 恐懼
n. 恐怖,可怕的事物;嫌惡,痛恨;討厭的人或事;〈口〉非常丑惡;
?? horr(tremble)+or(名詞后綴)→恐怖;戰栗;極度憎惡
"The little horror never stops playing tricks on his parents."
那個小淘氣鬼不停地捉弄他的父母.
近義:horripilation, awfulness, terror, dread, fright 反義:heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve
authority [?'θ?r?ti] 詞頻1 詞根: aug
n. 權威;權力;學術權威;[復數]當權者;
?? author作者+ity名詞后綴 → 權力,威信
"in a position of authority"
當權
近義:influence, arbitration, jurisdiction, ascendancy, mastery, might 反義:subjection, subservience, subserviency
respect [r?'sp?kt] 詞頻1 詞根: spec
vt. 尊重;尊敬;關心;遵守; n. 尊重,恭敬;敬意;某方面;
?? re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英國法律最重要的原則。
近義:honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard 反義:outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor

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