To the generous mind the heaviest debt is that of gratitude, when it is not in our power to repay it.
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adj. 慷慨的，大方的;豐盛的;肥沃的;濃厚的;
?? gener出生，產生+ous形容詞后綴→[不斷]產生→豐富的，慷慨的
"It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer."
拒絕這樣一個慷慨的提議未免失禮。
近義：humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
反義：knavish, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious
n. 心，精神，心力，知，智力，智慧;心胸，頭腦，人;愿望，目的，意向，意志，決心，見解，意見;記憶，記性，記憶力，回想;
vi. 介意;注意;
vt. 專心于;介意;愿意做;照顧;
?? mind→心；意志；精神；理性；智力；注意；開會；介意
"His mind reached after an understanding of the problem."
他開動腦筋,想弄懂這個問題.
近義：heed, attend, ware, beware, follow, care
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
n. 感激，感謝;感激的樣子;謝意;恩義;
?? grat感激，高興+itude狀態 →感激，感恩
"He smiled at them with gratitude ."
他向他們笑了笑表示謝意。
近義：appreciation, recognition, regard, acceptance, thankfulness, acknowledgement
反義：thanklessness, ungratefulness, disloyalty
n. [機]動力，功率;力量;政權，權力;強國，大國;
vt. 運轉;用發動機發動;使…有力量;
vi. 靠動力行進;快速行進;
adj. 權力的;機械能的，電動的;用電力（或動力）發動的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在對這臺引擎進行改裝以增加它的功率.
近義：move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize
反義：incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility
vt. 償還;付還;報答;酬報;
vi. 償還，補償;
?? re(回)+pay(付錢):付回來- 償還 報答
"He didn't have the wherewithal to repay the loan."
他沒有錢償還貸款.
近義：award, please, recompense, remunerate, requite, reward
反義：impugn, inconvenience, injure, insult, irk, irritate