adj. 樂意的,愿意的;自愿的,心甘情愿的;
v. will的現在分詞;決心;用意志力驅使;
?? will愿意 + ing 名詞后綴→ 愿意的
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
雙方都不愿意妥協,問題就在這里。
近義:anxious, appetent, intentional, aspiring, minded, avid
反義:hesitant, indisposed, loath, obdurate, obstinate, averse
n. 犧牲;獻祭,供奉;犧牲行為;[宗]基督的獻身;
vt.& vi. 犧牲,把…奉獻給…;廉價賣出;犧牲,獻祭;[棒]作犧牲打;
vt. 獻祭;奉獻;犧牲;虧本出售;
?? sacri神圣+fice做,制作→為神做的東西→犧牲,犧牲品
"The makers of the product assured us that there had been no sacrifice of quality."
這一產品的制造商向我們保證說他們沒有犧牲質量。
近義:immolate, victimize, abnegate, immolation
反義:self, selfhood, egoism, egotism
vt. 保持;保留;遵守;阻止;
vi. (食品)保持新;保持健康;
n. 保持,保養;供養,撫養;生活,生計;飼料;牧草;
"Social services keep lists of at-risk children ."
社工組織保留有在家里可能遭受傷害的孩子名單。
近義:hold, husband, maintain, reserve, retain, save
反義:transfer, cede, give, transgress, trespass, violate