n. 黎明,黃昏,暮光;暮年,晚期,晚年;衰退期,沒落時期;<電影>暮光之城;
?? twi二,兩+light光→黑白光交替 → 黎明
"It was hard to see him clearly in the twilight ."
在朦朧的暮色中很難看清他。
近義:penumbra, semidarkness, crepuscule, crepuscle, dark, dimness
反義:night, nightfall, nighttime, sundown, nite, afternoon
n. 結(jié)局;結(jié)束;終結(jié);最后部份;
v. 結(jié)束,終止(end的現(xiàn)在分詞);
?? end結(jié)束+ing表名詞 → 結(jié)尾,結(jié)局;死亡
"A period is the regular ending for a sentence."
句點是一個句子符合規(guī)則的結(jié)尾.
近義:outcome, pause, result, stop, suspension, termination
反義:inauguration, inception, initiation, kickoff, leadoff, nascence
adj. 完美的;正確的;優(yōu)秀的;極好的;
n. [語]完成時;
?? per全部+fect做→全部做完→完美的;完全的
"Everyone liked my father—he was the perfect gentleman."
大家都喜歡我父親—他是真正的君子。
近義:improve, purify, refine, upgrade, better, meliorate
反義:incomplete, bad, sketchy, unaccomplished, uncompleted, unfinished
adv. 再一次;再說;此外;不過;
?? 小偷一次(a)得手(gain)還想 再次。
"Could you say it again, please?"
請再說一遍好嗎?
近義:more, afresh, agin, encore, anew