Trifles light as air are to the jealous confirmations strong as proofs of holy writ.
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adj. 妒忌的;羨慕的;精心守護的;吃醋的;
?? jeal=zeal熱心+ous形容詞后綴→對…熱心而得不到→妒忌
"Peter was obsessively jealous and his behaviour was driving his wife away."
彼得過分嫉妒的舉止令他的妻子想離他而去.
近義:clutching, envious
反義:orthodox, academic, square, straight, traditional, complaisant
n. 光;發光體;電燈;點火器;
adj. 輕的;明亮的;淺色的;少量的;
v. 點燃;照亮;用光指引;
adv. 輕地,輕裝地;
?? 房間光線(light)明暗度正好(right)
"The office was light and airy."
辦公室又明亮又通風。
近義:illuminate, illumine, lighten, brighten, ignite, incandescence
反義:quench, douse, extinguish, murk, murkiness, obscurity
adj. 強的;堅強的;強烈的;強壯的;
adv. 強勁地;猛烈地;大大地;堅強地;
?? 音“死壯“,死壯死壯的像頭牛。
"total abstinence from strong drink"
戒絕烈性酒
近義:heavy, hefty, husky, massive, mighty, muscular
反義:impotent, infirm, labile, languid, languishing, languorous
adj. 神圣的;值得尊敬的,值得推崇的;圣潔的,圣徒般的;宗教的;
?? 厚禮(諧音): 神圣的厚禮 洞里(hole)的丫頭(y)是 神圣的(洞很深、很神秘) holiday=holi-holy 神圣的+day(天)
"A holy person is required to read the Holy Bible."
圣徒必讀《圣經》.
近義:sacral, sacred, sainted, saintly, blessed, blest
反義:unconsecrated
n. [法] 令狀;文書;法院命令;
v. “write”的過去式和過去分詞;
"The company has been served with a writ for breach of contract."
這家公司因違約已接到法院令狀。
近義:injunction, mandate, precept, sentence, warrant, breve