Man seems to be capable of great virtues but not of small virtues; capable of defying his torturer but not of keeping his temper.

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capable ['kep?bl] 詞頻2 詞根: cap
adj. 能干的;有才能的;有才華的;能勝任的; n. 有才能的,能干的;
?? cap握住+able形容詞后綴,具有某種性質的 → 有能力的,有才能的
"He's quite capable of lying to get out of trouble."
靠撒謊渡過難關他挺有一套。
近義:apt, proficient, qualified, skilled, suitable, usable 反義:incompetent, inefficient, unable, uncapable, unfit, unqualified
great [ɡret] 詞頻1
adj. 偉大的,杰出的;優異的,顯著的;很多的;重大的; adv. [口語]很好地;令人滿意地,成功地,順利地;得意地; n. 大人物們;偉大人物;重要人物,大師;名家;
?? 聯想:“貴的”就是偉大的 網友:12 補充:gr 工人 eat吃 解決工人吃飯問題,不就是偉大的問題。great 偉大
"According to Mick, it's a great movie."
據米克說,這是一部了不起的電影。
近義:super, awesome, cool, fine, large, big 反義:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
small [sm?l] 詞頻1
adj. 小的;難為情的;低級的,卑劣的;細微的,微弱的; adv. 小小地;卑鄙地; n. 細小部分,腰部;瑣碎東西;身份低的人;矮小的人;
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
這些顆粒聚結形成較大的團。
近義:little, meager, meagre, minute, reduced, scanty 反義:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
keeping [['ki:pi?]]
n. 保管, 供養, 一致\\n[法] 保管, 保護, 管理
近義:heed, heedfulness, keep, minding, regard, safeguarding
temper ['temp?] 詞頻2 詞根: 調節
n. 性情,脾氣;特征;(鋼等)回火;怒氣; vt. 調和;使回火;鍛煉;緩和; vi. 使調和;
?? temperature(n.溫度)-temper(n.脾氣){溫度越高脾氣越大} 網友:yqy temp 補充:臨時(temp)發作的東西(er)就是脾氣
"He needs to learn to curb his temper."
他得學著控制自己的脾氣。
近義:mitigate, moderate, qualify, restrain, slake, buffer 反義:macerate, mollify, relax, slacken, tenderize, tender
torturer
n. 拷問者, 虐待者\\n[法] 拷問者, 虐待者, 酷吏
近義:headsman, persecutor, punisher, tormenter, tormentor, victimizer 反義:sufferer

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