The height of progress, when people鈥檚 propensity to strive for what is dispensable begins to interfere with what is indispensable, is called luxury.
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n. 進步;前進;[生物學]進化;(向更高方向)增長;
v. (使)進步,(使)進行;發展;促進;
vi. 發展;(向更高方向)增進;
?? pro向前,在前+gress走→向前走
"She watched the cow's ponderous progress."
她看著牛遲緩地向前走著。
近義:improve, unfold, advance, develop, evolve, gestate
反義:pullback, pullout, recoil, retirement, walkout, withdrawal
n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族;
vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
n. 傾向,習性,癖好,偏愛;
?? pro前+pens稱重量+ity名詞后綴→重量偏向一邊→傾向
"He has a propensity for drinking too much alcohol."
他有酗酒的傾向.
近義:inclination, knack, leaning, liking, penchant, predilection
vi. 干預,干涉;調停,排解;妨礙,打擾;
?? inter在…之間 +fer 帶來,拿來+ e→ vi.干涉,干預;妨礙
"Don't interfere in what doesn't concern you."
不要管與自己無關的事。
近義:horn, impinge, arbitrate, intervene, intrude, meddle
n. 奢侈,豪華;奢侈品,美食,美衣;樂趣,享受;不常有的樂趣(或享受、優勢);
adj. 奢華的,豪華的;
?? luxu+ry(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→奢侈(品)
"a luxury cruise liner"
豪華郵輪
近義:sumptuosity, sumptuousness, costliness, dressiness
反義:homeliness, ingenuousness, innocence, artlessness, naivete, naivety
adj. 不可缺少的;絕對必要的;責無旁貸的;不可避開的;
n. 不可缺少的人或物;
?? in不+dis非+pens懸掛+able形容詞后綴, 可...的 → 必不可少的,必需的
"Cars have become an indispensable part of our lives."
汽車已成了我們生活中必不可少的一部分。
近義:important, inevitable, mandatory, necessary, needful, obliged
反義:needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative