Between the desire And the spasm Between the potency And the existence Between the essence And the descent Falls the Shadow

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existence [?ɡ'z?st?ns] 詞頻2 詞根: sist
n. 存在,實在;生活,生活方式;實體,存在物;
?? ex出+ist站立+ence名詞后綴 →存在,生存
"belief in the existence of a benevolent god"
對于仁慈的神之存在的篤信
近義:presence, life, being 反義:inexistence, absence
essence ['?sns] 詞頻4 詞根: ess
n. 本質,實質;精華,精髓;香精;
?? ess, est, sen 表示”存在”
"We must try to get to the essence of things."
我們必須想法抓住事物的本質.
近義:inwardness, quiddity, substance, gist, extract
descent [d?'s?nt] 詞頻3 詞根: scend
n. 下降;血統;傾斜;
?? de向下+scent爬,攀 → 下降;下坡
"The plane began its descent to Heathrow."
飛機開始向希思羅機場降落。
近義:inclination, incline, slant, slope, sklent, sclent 反義:ascension, ascent, mounting, scaling, acclivity, escalade
desire [d?'za??] 詞頻1 詞根: 星辰
vt. 希望;渴望;要求;請求; n. 愿望;欲望;希望;請求; vi. 有希望;期望;愿望;想望;
?? de(德)+sir(先生)+e(鵝):德國先生 渴望得到鵝 網友:wangqidong 補充:de(得到)sire(閣下)的愿望
"a burning desire to win"
取勝的迫切愿望
近義:wish, intend, like, mean, want, will 反義:quit, relinquish, renounce, resign, waive, abandon
spasm ['sp?z?m]
n. 痙攣;抽搐;(能量、行為等的)突發;發作;
"The injection sent his leg into spasm ."
一針打下去,他的腿就痙攣了。
近義:seizure, tremor, contraction, convulsion, cramp, crick
potency ['p??t?nsi]
n. 效力;潛能;權勢;(男人的)性交能力;
"Alcohol increases the drug's potency."
酒精能增加這種毒品的效力.
近義:power, strength 反義:puniness, weakening, weariness, exinanition, debility, destructibility

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