n. 差別,差異;[數]差數,差額;意見分歧;特色;
vt. 辨別,區分;
?? dif分開,否定,不+fer帶來+ence名詞后綴→帶來不同→不同之處
"The new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people."
新的規定對大多數人將無大影響。
近義:inequality, odds, unlikeness, variant, version, inhomogeneity
反義:kindred, kinship, likeness, look, matching, parallel
grave
[ɡrev]
詞頻2
詞根: grav
adj. 重大的,重要的;嚴重的;[音樂]沉重的;(顏色等)樸素的;
adv. 沉重地,莊重地;極慢地;
n. 墳墓,墓穴;埋葬…的地方;下場;死亡;
vt. 雕刻;銘記;
?? grav 重+e → 重大的,莊重的
"We visited Grandma's grave."
我們給祖母掃了墓。
近義:calk, caulk, sculpt, sculpture, carve, chisel
反義:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 深度;深處,深海;深奧,奧妙;進深;
?? dep=deep深的+th抽象名詞 →深度
"What's the depth of the water here?"
這兒的水有多深?
近義:profundity, deepness, inwardness, profoundness