?? 名句詞匯解析
從本句名言中提取的重要詞匯,幫助你深度理解這句話
n. 智慧,明智;常識,好的判斷力;知識,學問;古訓;
?? wis=wise智慧的+dom狀態或領域 →智慧
"The received wisdom is that they cannot win."
大家一致認為他們不會贏。
近義:prudence, sageness, sanity, sensibleness, carefulness, discretion
反義:nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
adj. 重要的;權威的;有勢力的;有地位的;
?? import重要的 + ant 具有...性質的 → a.重要的;有勢力的
"Earthworms do the important job of aerating the soil."
蚯蚓做了使土壤透氣的重要工作。
近義:appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material
反義:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
spend
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詞根: sp-
vt.& vi. 用錢,花錢;
vt. 花費;消耗;花(時間);度過;
n. (為某目的或某段時間內的)花銷,花費,開銷;
?? s(dis-=apart)+pend(hang)→花費;耗用
"My kids spend hours chatting on the phone to their friends."
我的幾個孩子在電話上和朋友聊天一聊就是幾個小時。
近義:outlay, consume, deplete, disburse, dissipate, drain
反義:husband, keep, maintain, conserve
adj. 內部的,內心的;精神的;秘密的;
n. 內部,里面;射中接近靶心部分的一發;
"The violence is emblematic of what is happening in our inner cities."
這種暴力行為正標示了我們市中心貧民區的狀況。
近義:indoor, inland, inside, interior, inward
n. 財產,財富;富豪(階級);豐富,大量;繁榮;
?? we(我們)+a(人)+alt(種子,禿木和樹)- 財富 財富無(w)健康(health)重要
"the unfair distribution of wealth"
財富分配不公
近義:riches, richness, treasure, fortune, opulence, abundance
反義:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism
vt.& vi. 獲得;贏得;增加;(鐘、表)走快;
n. 利潤;[土木工程]腰槽;獲益;
vt. (在…上)開腰槽;吸引;(通過努力)到達;推進(一段距離);
vi. 增進;增進健康;得益;(重量的)增加;
?? 乞丐(gai)上門(n) 獲得食物
"Hundreds of people were unable to gain admittance to the hall."
數以百計的人未能獲準進入大廳。
近義:net, obtain, procure, secure, win, achieve
反義:miss, waste, reduce, slim, thin, dilapidation