Detail makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. It鈥檚 the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As a writer, words are your paint. Use all the colors.
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n. 詳述;（照片、繪畫等的）細部;細目，瑣碎;各種細節;
vt. 詳述，仔細匯報;選派;清晰地說明;給于細部裝飾;
?? de加強+tail剪，割→不斷剪下去→瑣事
"It is arguable that giving too much detail may actually be confusing."
過分詳細反而使人糊涂的說法是有道理的。
近義：itemize, specify, item, particular, technicality, circumstance
反義：abridge, abstract, shorten, synthesise, synthesize, telescope
n. 差別，差異;[數]差數，差額;意見分歧;特色;
vt. 辨別，區分;
?? dif分開，否定，不+fer帶來+ence名詞后綴→帶來不同→不同之處
"The new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people."
新的規定對大多數人將無大影響。
近義：inequality, odds, unlikeness, variant, version, inhomogeneity
反義：kindred, kinship, likeness, look, matching, parallel
adj. 無聊的，無趣的;令人厭煩的;單調的，乏味的;
n. 鉆孔;鉆屑;
v. 令人厭煩(bore的現在分詞);
?? bor無聊 + ing 名詞后綴，表狀態 → 令人厭煩的,乏味的,無聊的
"She had to entertain some boring local bigwigs."
她不得不款待當地一些無聊的大人物。
近義：perforating, perforation, piercing, punching, drilling, humdrum
反義：important, absorbing
adj. 極好的;異乎尋常的;很大的;了不起的;
?? terr怕+ific...的→好到了讓人害怕的地步→極好的
"I feel absolutely terrific today!"
我今天的感覺真是好極了！
近義：lurid, astounding, neat, phenomenal, smashing, spanking
反義：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 鉛筆，彩色鉛筆;筆狀物;畫風，畫法;[物]光線錐;
vt. 用鉛筆寫;用畫筆畫;
?? peni-, peno-, peo- 【希臘傳入拉丁】表男性生殖器
"This pencil's blunt !"
這支鉛筆不尖了！
近義：outline, paint, represent, sketch, adumbrate, delineate
n. 繪畫;油畫;上色，著色;顏料，油漆;
v. 繪畫（ paint的現在分詞）;涂色于;
?? paint畫畫 + ing 表名詞 → 油畫；繪畫；著色
"I don't know if the painting is authentic."
我不知道這幅畫是不是真跡。
近義：paintwork, picture, canvas