The future is an opaque mirror. Anyone who tries to look into it sees nothing but the dim outlines of an old and worried face.

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opaque [o'pek] 詞根: 液體
adj. 不透明的;無光澤的,晦暗的;不傳導性的;含糊的,遲鈍的; n. 不透明,晦暗;[建]遮檐;遮光涂料;
?? op不+aqu水+e→不像水一樣→不透明的
"The jargon in his talk was opaque to me."
他談話中使用的行話對我是一團迷霧。
近義:matt, dull 反義:incandescent, irradiant, lambent, lucent, lucid, luminous
mirror ['m?r?] 詞頻1 詞根: mir
n. 鏡子,反光鏡;真實的寫照;反映,借鑒;榜樣; vt. 反映;反射;
?? mirr驚奇,看+or表名詞→能看見自己的東西→鏡子
"The mirror is functional yet decorative."
這鏡子能照人,但也有裝飾作用。
近義:reflect, bounce, deviate, angle, glass
anyone ['?n?'w?n] 詞頻1
pron. 任何人;任何一個;誰;
?? any任何+one一個→任何一個
"Older workers can be as adaptable and quick to learn as anyone else."
較年長的工人的適應能力和學習速度有時并不亞于其他任何人。
近義:any, anybody, one, somebody, someone, whoever
worried ['w?r?d]
adj. 困惱的,為難的;擔心的; v. 擔心( worry的過去式和過去分詞);
?? worr=worry擔心+ied形容詞后綴 → 擔心的
近義:anxious, jumpy, nervous, preoccupied, qualmish, queasy 反義:insouciant, lighthearted, slapdash, unconcerned, unmindful, untroubled
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
future ['fj?t??] 詞頻1
adj. 將來的,未來的;[語法學]將來時的; n. 前途;[美國俚語]未婚妻;期貨;
?? futur- 【拉丁傳入法語】表示將來的某種狀態
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我們都為我們自己的將來而努力工作.
近義:next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming 反義:prior

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