Next to selfishness the principal cause which makes life unsatisfactory is want of mental cultivation.
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adj. 最重要的;主要的;資本的;本金的;
n. 首長,負責人;主要演員,主角;[法]委托人,當事人;本金;
?? prin主要的+cip拿,抓,握住+al形容詞后綴 → 主要的;首要的
"When he saw the principal, he raised his hand in salutation."
他看到校長時舉手敬禮.
近義:head, headman, manager, boss, gaffer, chief
adj. 內心的,精神的,思想的,心理的;智慧的,智[腦]力的;〈口〉精神病的,意志薄弱的,愚笨的;
n. 精神病患者;
?? ment思考,神智+al表形容詞 → 智力的;精神的
"Mental and physical deterioration both occur naturally with age."
隨著年齡的增長,心智和體力自然衰退.
adj. 不能令人滿意的;不符合要求的;不滿足的;
?? un不+satis滿足+fact做,制作+ory形容詞后綴→不能令人滿意的,不得人心的
"Shops are often reluctant to take back unsatisfactory goods."
商店一般都不愿收回顧客不稱心的貨物.
近義:insufficient, lacking, lousy, poor, bad, trashy
反義:appropriate, pleasing, proper, satisfying, acceptable, suitable
adj. 緊接在后的;次于的;貼近的;緊鄰的;
adv. 接下去;然后;居后地;依次的;
n. 下一位;下一個;
prep. 靠近;居于…之后;在…的隔壁;
"The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget."
議程表上的下一項是宣傳預算。
近義:oncoming, subsequent, succeeding, upcoming, pursuant, coming
反義:prior, nowadays, presently, today, currently
n. 自私;自我中心;利己主義;任性;
"Love is the antithesis of selfishness."
愛是自私的對立面。
近義:self, selfhood, egoism, egotism
反義:humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, munificence
n. 原因;動機;理由;事業;
vt. 成為…的原因;導致;引起;使遭受;
?? 不是(be)因為(because) 引起的
"The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence."
這位烈士是為了民族獨立的事業而獻身的.
近義:induce, inspire, instigate, instill, make, occasion
反義:hinder, obstruct, oppose, avert, preclude, prevent