If the whole human race lay in one grave, the epitaph on its headstone might well be: 'It seemed a good idea at the time.'
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human ['hjum?n] 詞頻1 詞根: hum
n. 人,人類; adj. 人的;有人性的;顯示人類特有弱點的;人本性的;
?? hum土,地+an名詞后綴,屬于...的,傳說人是由土造出的 → 人類
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老師打了個比喻,把人的心臟比作水泵。
近義:mortal
grave [ɡrev] 詞頻2 詞根: grav
adj. 重大的,重要的;嚴重的;[音樂]沉重的;(顏色等)樸素的; adv. 沉重地,莊重地;極慢地; n. 墳墓,墓穴;埋葬…的地方;下場;死亡; vt. 雕刻;銘記;
?? grav 重+e → 重大的,莊重的
"We visited Grandma's grave."
我們給祖母掃了墓。
近義:calk, caulk, sculpt, sculpture, carve, chisel 反義:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
epitaph ['?p?t?f] 詞頻5 詞根: tapho
n. 墓志銘,紀念死者的文字;
?? epi在...周圍+taph墓地→在墓邊的→墓志銘
"These slums are an epitaph to the housing policy of the 1960s."
這些貧民窟是20世紀60年代住房政策的遺跡。
whole [hol] 詞頻1
adj. 全部的,所有的;完整的; n. 整體,整個;全部;
?? who(誰)+le(樂): 整個的 用W去堵洞(hole)不就變成 整個的了嗎?
"The whole building was soon ablaze."
整棟大樓很快就熊熊燃燒起來。
近義:totality, unity, continuum, entirety, intact, integral 反義:quota, share, slice, imperfect, sketchy, unaccomplished
race [res] 詞頻1
n. 賽跑;人種;競爭;民族; v. 參加比賽;快速移動;空轉;
?? 比賽跑(r=run)第一(ace,撲克a)
"Much to his chagrin, he did not win the race."
使他大為懊惱的是他賽跑沒獲勝.
近義:hurry, nip, run, scurry, speed, sprint 反義:pace
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

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