While grief is fresh, every attempt to divert only irritates. You must wait till it be digested, and then amusement will dissipate the remains of it.
— Samuel Johnson
· Grief
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n. 悲傷;悲痛;悲傷的事;
?? grie 重+f → 心情沉重 → 悲傷
"Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement."
幾個行人在結冰的人行道上滑倒了.
近義：anxiety, heartache, heartbreak, heartsickness, melancholy, misery
反義：hilarity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joyance, joyfulness
vt. 試圖;嘗試;
n. 進攻;嘗試，沖擊;
?? at一再+tempt嘗試→一再嘗試 → 嘗試，企圖
"The move was widely seen as an attempt to appease critics of the regime."
普遍認為，這一舉措是試圖安撫批評政權的人。
近義：try, essay, intent, assay, shy, stab
vt. 使轉移;娛樂;轉移注意力;
?? di偏離+vert轉偏離→轉偏離 → 轉向；消遣
"If you haul hard you will divert the fish."
如果拉網太猛,魚會被嚇跑的.
近義：misappropriate, deviate, alienate, please, recreate, regale
n. 娛樂;游戲;文娛活動;
?? amuse娛樂+ment表名詞 →娛樂，消遣
"She could not hide her amusement at the way he was dancing."
她見他跳舞的姿勢，忍俊不禁。
近義：hobby, pastime, avocation, play, playtime, recreation
vt. 驅散;使消散;浪費，揮霍;耗盡;
vi. 消散;放蕩，揮霍;
?? dis分開，分離+sipate散布，散開→驅散
"Don't dissipate your efforts."
不要浪費你的精力.
近義：thin, disperse, evanesce, misspend, piddle, spend
反義：husband, keep, maintain, conserve
remains
[r?'menz]
n. 遺骨，遺體，殘骸，殘余，遺跡;廢墟，遺址，遺跡，剩余（物），余額;
v. 留下( remain 的第三人稱單數);保持;留待;仍然是;
?? re向后+mains留下 →剩余物
"Access to the documents remains restricted to civil servants."
這些文件仍僅限公務員使用.
近義：leavings, leftovers, litter, offal, riddlings, rubbish
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