I have no pretensions whatever to that kind of elegance which consists in tormenting a respectable man.

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whatever [w?t'?v?] 詞頻2
pron. 無論什么;任何(事物);諸如此類;(表示不在乎,什么都可接受)什么都可以; adj. 無論什么…都;無論怎樣…都;任何…也;
?? what什么+ever究竟→無論什么
"Do whatever seems best to you."
你覺得什么最好,就做什么。
近義:any, whatsoever, whichever, whichsoever, either, anything
respectable [r?'sp?kt?bl] 詞頻3 詞根: re
adj. 可敬的;品行端正的;可觀的,相當(dāng)大的;體面的;
?? spec Spect, spic= look, see,表示”看”#詞根助記:respect+able
"The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man."
過去的那位搖滾狂人已經(jīng)改變形象,成了一位體面的愛家的男人。
近義:honorable, honourable, presentable, venerable, worthy, decent 反義:horrible, ignoble, low, lowly, mean, nasty
kind [ka?nd] 詞頻1 詞根: /kin/
n. 〈古〉方式,方法;本質(zhì),天性;同類;某類; adj. 仁慈的,體貼的;友善的,好心的;溫和;寬宏大量的;
"Beneath his gruff exterior, he's really very kind-hearted."
他外表冷漠,心地卻十分善良。
近義:nature, order, quality, rank, sort, stamp 反義:heedless, impolite, inattentive, inclement, abrupt, loutish
elegance ['elig?ns] 詞頻5 詞根: 選擇
n. 高雅;(舉止、服飾、風(fēng)格等的)優(yōu)雅;精致物品;(思考等的)簡潔;
"The furnishings in the room imparted an air of elegance."
這個房間的家具帶給這房間一種優(yōu)雅的氣氛.
近義:jauntiness, loveliness, nattiness, personableness, poise, showmanship 反義:homeliness, ingenuousness, innocence, artlessness, naivete, naivety
tormenting
a. 使痛苦的, 使苦惱的
近義:torturing, agonizing, excruciating 反義:livable, passable, acceptable, sufferable, supportable, sustainable
pretensions
n. 自稱( pretension的復(fù)數(shù)形式 ); 自命不凡; 要求; 權(quán)力

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