The man who has nothing to boast of but his illustrious ancestry is like the potato - the best part under ground.
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adj. 著名的;杰出的，卓越的;輝煌的;顯赫;
?? il一再+lustr光,照亮+ious形容詞后綴一再光明→輝煌的
"The composer was one of many illustrious visitors to the town."
那位作曲家是許多造訪過這個城市的杰出人物之一。
近義：aristocratic, keen, lofty, noble, notable, august
反義：nameless, obscure, unadmired, unauthenticated, unbeknown, unfamiliar
n. <集合詞>祖先;世家，名門;[生]系譜;血統(tǒng);
?? an先+cest走+ry表名詞 → 走在前面的 → 祖先
"to have Scottish ancestry"
祖籍蘇格蘭
近義：lineage, ascendancy, ascendency, order, origin, parentage
反義：plebeianism, commonality
vt. 自夸，自吹自擂;夸口說;以有…而自豪;自負有;
n. 夸口，自負;自負的事物，引以為傲的東西;自夸的話;揚言;
?? 褒死他（諧音）：褒死他- 吹牛 自夸 boas(boss老板)+t(他):老板他 吹牛 船上(boat)扭腰(S): 自夸 吹噓
"I don't want to boast, but I can actually speak six languages."
不是我吹噓，我確實能講六種語言。
近義：pose, rhodomontade, rodomontade, showboat, splurge, strut
反義：meekness, bashfulness, unaffectedness, pudendum, decorum
n. 馬鈴薯， 土豆，洋芋;土豆塊莖;
?? 老婆(po)指使他(ta)偷(to-音似) 土豆
"I got the minister on the ear with a potato."
我用土豆打中了部長的耳朵.
近義：spud, murphy
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高級);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合適的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高標(biāo)準(zhǔn)地;
n. 佼佼者;（個人的）最高水平;最重要的優(yōu)越性;最好的東西，最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打敗，勝過;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最優(yōu)秀的演員。
近義：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反義：badder, baddest, worse
n. 部分;零件;參加;地區(qū);
vt. 使分裂;拆移;使分開;
vi. 分開;分離;分岔;
adv. 不完全地，部分地;
adj. 不完全的，部分的;
"The first part of the plan has been safely accomplished."
計劃的第一部分已順利完成。
近義：section, segment, split, divide, fragment, secede
反義：whole, entirety, off, outright, plumb, quite