The spirit in which a thing is given determines that in which the debt is acknowledged; it's the intention, not the face-value of the gift, that's weighed.
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spirit ['sp?r?t] 詞頻1 詞根: spir
n. 精神,心靈;情緒;勇氣;精髓; v. 神秘地帶走;
?? spir呼吸+it名詞→有精神
"He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance."
他以挑釁性的態度把門砰地一下關上.
近義:obliterate, efface, eradicate, exterminate, lifeblood, atman 反義:soma, heartsickness, hopelessness, intimidation, lassitude, tiredness
debt [d?t] 詞頻1 詞根: debt
n. 債務;負債情況;義務;罪,過失;
?? deb, du =owe (欠債)
"Bad housing is interconnected with debt and poverty."
住房條件差與負債以及貧困相關聯。
近義:indebtedness, indebtment, liabilities, liability, obligation, obligement 反義:outlay, pay, paying, payoff, retribution, defrayal
intention [?n't?n??n] 詞頻2 詞根: in
n. 意圖,目的;意向;意義,意旨;[醫]愈合;
?? intent意圖+ion表名詞→有意圖,故意
"She stated categorically that she had no intention of leaving."
她明確地說她無意離開.
近義:ideal, intellect, intent, aspiration, mark, meaning 反義:incertitude, indecision, indeterminableness, indeterminacy, irresolution, qualm
face [fes] 詞頻1 詞根: fac
n. 面容;表面;臉;方面; vt.& vi. 面對;面向…;正視;承認; vt. (感到不能)對付;(明知不好辦而)交談;必須對付(某情況);面臨…;
?? face=fac表示臉、面 → 臉;表面;外表
"He screwed up his face at the nasty smell."
聞到這令人作嘔的氣味,他皺眉蹙額.
近義:tackle, brave, breast, confront, front, overlook 反義:parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep
value ['v?lju] 詞頻1 詞根: 強壯
n. 價值,價格;意義,涵義;重要性;(郵票的)面值; vt. 評價;重視,看重;估價,給…定價;
?? val(strong)+ue(名詞后綴)→價值;估價;尊重
"The main criterion is value for money."
主要的標準是錢要用得劃算。
近義:appreciate, prize, regard, relish, respect, treasure 反義:snub, coldshoulder
gift [ɡ?ft] 詞頻1
n. 贈品,禮物;天賦;贈送;天資; vt. 賦予;向…贈送;天賦權力(或才能等);授予;
?? give(給予)+t(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→贈與;禮物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
這塊表是母親給我的禮物。
近義:present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity

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