A day's work is a day's work, neither more nor less, and the man who does it needs a day's sustenance, a night's repose and due leisure, whether he be painter or ploughman.
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neither
['nie?]
adj. (兩者)都不的;
pron. 兩者都不;
adv. 兩個都不;既不…也不;
conj. 也不;既不;
?? n(not)+either→既非;皆不;兩者都不
"Neither party is willing to compromise and herein lies the problem."
雙方都不愿意妥協,問題就在這里。
近義:no, either
反義:likewise, moreover, too, withal, besides, then
n. 食物,營養,養料;
?? sus在…下面+ten支撐+ance名詞后綴→支撐下去的東西→生活資料,糧食
"There's not much sustenance in a bowl of soup."
一碗湯沒多少營養。
近義:livelihood, living, subsistence, support, survival, sustentation
n. 休息,安眠,寧靜;
vt. 將(手臂等)靠在某人(某物)上;
?? pos, posit pos, posit=put, 表示”放”#詞根助記:re會+pose→把工作放回去→休息,平穩
"Don't disturb her repose."
不要打擾她休息.
近義:relax, rest, lean, recline, quietness, quietude
n. 畫家,著色者;油漆匠;(系船的)纜繩;破詭計;
?? paint畫畫 + er表人 → 漆工,畫家,繪畫者
"He works as a painter and decorator."
他的職業是油漆匠和裝潢師傅。
近義:dauber, artist
vt.& vi. 使工作;使運作;操作;使產生效果;
n. 工作,操作;著作;工廠;行為,事業;
vt. 使工作;操作;經營;使緩慢前進;
"to be absent from work"
缺勤
近義:labor, labour, function, process, tool, malleate
反義:idle, laze, loaf, loiter, ramble, roam
adj. 較少的(little的比較級);較小的;較次的,較劣的;較不重要的;
adv. 較少地,較小地;
prep. 減去;少掉;不足;
n. 較少,較小;
"We aim to improve opportunities for the less advantaged in society."
我們的宗旨是為社會地位比較低下的人增加機會。
近義:least, lesser, minus