When I see the elaborate study and ingenuity displayed by women in the pursuit of trifles, I feel no doubt of their capacity for the most herculean undertakings.
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vi. 詳盡說明;變得復(fù)雜;
vt. 詳細制定;詳盡闡述;[生理學(xué)]加工;盡心竭力地做;
?? e使+labor勞動+ate形容詞后綴→勞動出來→精做的
"the elaborate decoration on the carved wooden door"
木雕門上精美的裝飾圖案
近義:make, manufacture, process, work, brew, craft
反義:impair, kill, mar, obliterate, rack, ravage
n. 足智多謀,心靈手巧;獨創(chuàng)性;獨出心裁,設(shè)計新穎;巧妙,精巧;
?? ingenu機靈+ity指具備某種性質(zhì)→機靈,獨創(chuàng)性,靈活性
"We were amazed at the ingenuity with which they solved their difficulties."
他們在解決困難中所表現(xiàn)的智慧使我們驚嘆[佩服].
近義:inventiveness, jauntiness, keenness, liveliness, resourcefulness, scintillation
n. 追趕;工作;
?? pursu=pursue追求+it名詞后綴,表抽象名詞 →追求
"He was unrelenting in his pursuit of legal mandate."
他堅決要求得到合法的托管權(quán).
近義:hunt, hunting, inquiry, investigation, query, quest
n. 懷疑,疑慮;未確定;
vt. 懷疑,疑惑;
vi. 不確定,不能肯定或懷疑;
?? doubt二→二種狀態(tài)→懷疑
"a feeling of doubt and uncertainty"
遲疑不定的感受
近義:disbelieve, hesitation, hesitate, mistrust, question, stagger
反義:prove, reassure, verify, vouch, check, demonstrate
n. 容量;才能;性能;生產(chǎn)能力;
adj. 充其量的,最大限度的;
?? cap拿,抓,握住+acity表名詞,有...傾向→拿住的能力→容量;才能
"We mustn't attempt unrestricted expansion regardless if it is within our capacity."
我們不能不顧自己的能力企圖無限制地發(fā)展.
近義:aptitude, aptness, potential, proficiency, skilfulness, skill
反義:impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
n. 學(xué)習(xí),研究;課題;書房;結(jié)論;
vi. 考慮;沉思;默想;努力;
vt. 想出;詳細地檢查;背誦(臺詞等);為…費心思;
"The figures for 2001 were used as a baseline for the study."
這項研究以2001年的數(shù)據(jù)為基礎(chǔ)。
近義:investigate, assay, peruse, probe, research, resolve