It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.
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adv. 僅僅，只不過;只是;純粹;全然;
?? mere僅僅 + ly...的 → ad.僅僅，只不過
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,還是僅僅為了表示友好?
近義：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
vt. 原諒;為…申辯;免除，寬免;給…免去;
n. 借口，托辭;道歉，歉意;辯解;請假條;
vi. 作為借口;請示寬恕;表示寬恕;
?? cause, cuse 表原因,目的;司法程序,訴訟
"Late again! What's your excuse this time?"
又遲到了！你這次有什么借口？
近義：indulgence, absolve, pardon, redress, release, remit
反義：impeach, implicate, impute, incriminate, inculpate, indict
adj. 不可能的，做不到的;難以忍受的;不會(huì)有的，不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
?? im不，無，非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
這孩子老跟人作對，沒法讓她高興。
近義：impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反義：approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
adv. 常常;經(jīng)常;時(shí)常;再三;
?? 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 經(jīng)常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認(rèn)為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 所有物, 財(cái)產(chǎn), 用具, 用品, 局面, 形勢, 情況\\n[法] 物
近義：oddments, stuff, doings, articles, etceteras