Sometimes with secret pride I sigh, To think how tolerant am I; Then wonder which is really mine: Tolerance, or a rubber spine?
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adv. 有時，間或;時而;
?? sometime某一時間的+s表副詞 →有時
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有時也有分歧。
近義：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反義：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
n. 秘密，機密;秘訣;奧秘;
adj. 秘密的，機密的;神秘的;隱秘的;
?? se分開，離開，區別開+cret區別→分開來放→秘密
"the all-powerful secret police"
權力無限的秘密警察
近義：arcanum, mystery, puzzle, puzzler, reservation, reserve
反義：indiscreetness, tactlessness, bluntness, crudeness
adj. 寬容的;容忍的，忍受的;（植物、動物或機器）能在困難條件下生存（或操作）的;能耐…的;
?? toler容忍+ant形容詞后綴 → 心胸寬大的
"Rye is tolerant of poor, acid soils."
黑麥耐貧瘠的酸性土壤。
近義：indulgent, lenient, liberal, mild, pliant, sensitive
反義：bigot, bigoted
adv. 真，真正;實在，果真;實際上;事實上;
?? real真實的+ly表副詞 →真正地
"Tom was really hungry and ate up everything served."
湯姆確實餓壞了,把端到桌上的東西吃得精光.
近義：honestly, indeed, just, authentically, particularly, properly
反義：hypocritically, insincerely, lyingly, meretriciously, misleadingly, untruthfully
tolerance
['tɑl?r?ns]
n. 寬容，容忍;限度;公差;耐藥量，耐藥性;
?? toler容忍 + ance 表示狀態、情況、性質、行為→ n.忍受，容忍；公差
"She had no tolerance for jokes of any kind."
她容不得開任何玩笑。
近義：approbation, approval, assent, avowal, acceptance, acceptation
反義：obduracy, obstinacy
n. 橡膠;橡皮;決勝局;避孕套;
adj. 橡膠制成的;
vt. 涂橡膠于;用橡膠制造;
vi. 扭轉脖子看;好奇地引頸而望;
?? rubb=rub相互磨擦+er名詞后綴 → 能相互摩擦的 → 橡皮
"the pungent smell of burning rubber"
燒橡膠的刺鼻氣味
近義：caoutchouc, eraser, resin, sap, prophylactic, johnny