Unfortunately, the balance of nature decrees that a super-abundance of dreams is paid for by a growing potential for nightmares.

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unfortunately [?n'f?rt??n?tli] 詞頻3
adv. 不幸地,遺憾地;可惜;不巧;
?? un 不 + fortun=fortune運氣+ ate造成...的 + ly 有...特征的 → adv. 遺憾的是,可惜的是
"I like cats but unfortunately I'm allergic to them."
我喜歡貓,但遺憾的是我對貓過敏。
近義:inevitably, inopportunely, regrettably, unhappily, unluckily, fatally 反義:joyfully, joyously, lightheartedly, luckily, merrily, playfully
nature ['net??] 詞頻1 詞根: 出生
n. 自然;天性;天理;類型;
?? nat出生的+ure狀態→出生狀態→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
兩黨制的對抗性
近義:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
abundance [?'b?nd?ns] 詞頻2 詞根: und
n. 豐富,充裕;大量,極多;盈余;豐度;
?? abund=abundant+ance表名詞→豐富,富裕
"At the feast there was food and drink in abundance."
宴會上有豐富的飲食.
近義:lavishness, lot, luxuriance, luxuriancy, overabundance, plentifulness 反義:inadequacy, insufficiency, absence, lack, meagerness, need
potential [p?'t?n?l] 詞頻3 詞根: potent
adj. 潛在的,有可能的;[語法學]可能語氣的,表示可能性的;有能力的; n. 潛力,潛能;[物]電位,勢能;潛能的事物;[語]可能語氣;
?? potent能力,動力+ial...的→由“能力”引申為“潛力” → 潛力
"The potential of hydroelectricity of one region varies from that of another."
水電的潛力因地而異.
近義:aptitude, aptness, possibility, potentiality, skill, suitability 反義:inadequacy, incompetence, ineptness, unsuitability, impracticable, unachievable
balance ['b?l?ns] 詞頻1
n. 平衡;天平;平衡力;(釀酒配料的)均衡; vt.& vi. (使)平衡;(使)均衡;(使)相抵;權衡; vt. 結平(賬目);使(在某物上)保持平衡;使(各部分)協調;用天平稱; vi. 微微搖擺;傾斜后又復平衡;動搖;被補償;
?? 八籃子(諧音):八個籃子放在 天平上測 平衡 網友:yqy補充: “白愣吃”(諧音):剩余款被白愣吃了;ba把(諧音),lance長矛:把長矛刺入--失去平衡
"I lost my balance and fell backwards."
我沒有站穩,仰面摔倒。
近義:neutralize, poise, stabilise, stabilize, steady, counterweight 反義:outbalance, unfit, unsettle, bias, misadjust, upset
super ['sju:p?]
adj. 超級的,極度的,過分的,超等的,極好的;面積的,平方的; n. 特級品,特大號商品; adv. 非常,過分地; v. 用上漿紗布裝(書脊);擔任跑龍套角色;
"We had a super time in Italy."
我們在意大利過得十分愜意。
近義:hyper, lurid, neat, nice, pleasing, terrific 反義:antipathetic, ingrate, loathsome, offensive, rough, surly

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