Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.

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state [stet] 詞頻1 詞根: sta
n. 國家;州;狀況,情況;資格; vt. 規定;陳述,聲明; adj. 國家的;國務的,公務的;正式的;
?? stat站立+e強調 → 國家;狀態
"Dot arrived in a state of great agitation."
多特到達時十分焦慮不安。
近義:hold, maintain, assert, asseverate, manifest, assure
excess ['?k's?s] 詞頻2 詞根: cede
n. 超過;超額量;多余量;放肆; adj. 超重的,過量的,額外的;
?? ex出+cess行走→過度,過剩
"It would export excess supply, instead."
相反,它將輸出過度的供應。
近義:overabundance, overflow, overplus, plethora, superabundance, surfeit 反義:inadequacy, insufficiency, absence, lack, meagerness, need
often ['?f(t?)n] 詞頻1
adv. 常常;經常;時常;再三;
?? 十(ten)有八九的(of), 經常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義:manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes 反義:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
fall [f?l] 詞頻1
v. 落下;跌倒;減少;淪陷; n. 落下;瀑布;秋天;減少;
?? 所有的(all)的樹葉落下(fall)來,秋天(fall)到了 網友:wangqidong 補充:(f)風把(all)所有的樹葉吹下來,秋天(fall)到了
"Several factors have been adduced to explain the fall in the birth rate."
有幾個因素已被援引來說明出生率降低的原因。
近義:plonk, slump, decline, decrease, descend, diminish 反義:arise, ascend, peak, stand, tower, uprise
mere [m?r] 詞頻1
adj. 僅僅,只不過;小的,輕微的;純粹的; n. 小湖,池塘;〈英〉邊境(線);
?? 我(me)阿姨(re) 僅僅是個 純粹的人
"It cost a mere bagatelle."
這個只花了一點錢。
近義:merest, pure, selfsame, sheer, very, meager
comfort ['k?mf?t] 詞頻1 詞根: 力量
n. 安慰;舒適;使人舒服的事物;給予援助或安慰的人或事; vt. 安慰,使舒適;使(痛苦等)緩和;
?? fort(=forc表力) force 力 一起(com)用力(fort)使舒適 安慰 向外(e)用力(fort)叫 努力(effort) 使(en)有力(fo
"A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job."
對數百萬失業者來說,通貨膨脹率的微降是不起作用的安慰。
近義:appease, liven, assure, mollify, pacify, balm 反義:prostrate, undeceive, abate, chill, disenthrall, damp

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