To accomplish our destiny it is not enough to merely guard prudently against road accidents. We must also cover before nightfall the distance assigned to each of us.
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vt. 完成;達到(目的);走完(路程、距離等);使完美;
?? ac加強 + com 共同 + pli 填滿 + sh表動詞 →全部填滿 → 完成
"He is a man who will spoil rather than accomplish things."
他這個人成事不足,壞事有余.
近義:implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
反義:miscarry, renege, bungle, default, fizzle, flop
n. 命運;天命,天數;命運的三女神;主宰事物的力量;
?? des=god神 + tin =hold握,持,守 + y [名詞后綴],構成抽象名詞 →由神決定→ 命運;定數,天命
"The night, the world, the wind spin out their destiny."
這個夜晚,這個世界,這風延續著我們的命運。
近義:karma, lot, doom, fate, foredoom
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
prep. 反對;對…不利;緊靠;以防;
?? gain =against (反對)#詞根助記:反對
"Ten people voted in favour, five against and two abstained."
十人投票贊成,五人反對,兩人棄權。
近義:athwart, agin
v. 遮蓋;掩蔽;涉及;灑上;
n. 覆蓋物;避難所;掩護;封面;
?? cover→覆蓋;遮蔽;占(時間或空間);掩護;包括
"Senior government figures must have acquiesced in the cover-up."
政府高級官員必然已經默許掩蓋真相。
近義:hide, line, roof, seal, veil, blanket
反義:uncap, uncork, uncover, bare, undress, expose
n. 距離,路程;遠處;疏遠;(時間的)間隔,長久;
vt. 把…遠遠甩在后面;疏遠;與…保持距離;
?? dist距離 + ance 表名詞,狀態、情況、性質、行為 → n.距離,間距;遠處
"A peal of church bells rang out in the distance."
遠處響起了一陣教堂的鐘聲。
近義:isolation, separation, estrangement, aloofness, distantial, separate
反義:approximate, abut, immediacy, nearness, neighborhood, neighbourhood