Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative.
H. G. Wells  ·  Nature

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adapt [?'d?pt] 詞頻2 詞根: apt
vi. 適應(yīng)于,適應(yīng)不同情況(或環(huán)境)(to); vt. 改編,改寫;改變…以適合(for);
?? ad做…,加強(qiáng)…+apt適應(yīng)→有適應(yīng)能力→適應(yīng)
"We must constantly adapt and innovate to ensure success in a growing market."
我們必須不時地適應(yīng)并創(chuàng)新,以確保在不斷擴(kuò)大的市場中取得成功。
近義:accustom, condition, mold, mould, normalize, prepare 反義:impair, jumble, mess, muss, overset, overturn
perish ['p?r??] 詞頻2
vi. 死亡,喪生;毀滅;腐爛,枯萎;老化; vt. 使麻木;使毀壞;
?? per(throughly)+ish(to go)→死;毀滅
"Crowns and thrones may perish."
王權(quán)不會永存.
近義:part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire 反義:live, persist, stand, subsist, survive
nature ['net??] 詞頻1 詞根: 出生
n. 自然;天性;天理;類型;
?? nat出生的+ure狀態(tài)→出生狀態(tài)→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
兩黨制的對抗性
近義:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
inexorable [?n'?ks?r?bl] 詞根: in
adj. 無情的,鐵面無私的;不可動搖的,不屈不撓的;不能變更的;不可阻擋的;
?? in不+ex出+or=ora嘴,說+able能...的→不能說出來的→說不動的;無情的
"the inexorable rise of crime"
阻遏不了的犯罪趨勢
近義:inflexible, relentless, remorseless, steadfast, unbending, unshakable 反義:lenient, pious, pitying, prayerful, saintly, softhearted
imperative [?m'p?r?t?v] 詞頻4
adj. 必要的,不可避免的;命令的,專橫的;勢在必行的;[語]祈使的; n. 必要的事;命令;規(guī)則;[語]祈使語氣;
?? imper統(tǒng)治,指揮+ative...的 → 跟統(tǒng)治相似的 → 命令的,強(qiáng)制的
"But the economic imperative is clear."
但是經(jīng)濟(jì)規(guī)則一目了然。
近義:momentous, pressing, burning, crucial, imperious, jussive 反義:idle, immaterial, inane, inconsequential, inconsiderable, ineffective

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