Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth.
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n. 天才;天賦;天才人物;(特別的)才能;
?? geni出生,產(chǎn)生+us用→生出[就有]→天才
"the genius of Shakespeare"
莎士比亞的天才
近義:sage, savant, intellect, intelligence, invention, knack
反義:idiocy, imbecility, inanity, asininity, ludicrousness, nonsense
adj. 現(xiàn)在的;目前的;出席的;[語(yǔ)法學(xué)]現(xiàn)在時(shí)的;
n. 現(xiàn)在;禮物;瞄準(zhǔn);
?? pres前+ent名詞后綴 → 禮物,贈(zèng)送物
"a belated birthday present"
遲來(lái)的生日禮物
近義:offer, award, proffer, promise, accord, bestow
反義:implement, materialize, obtain, attain, perform, prosecute
n. 剩余物,殘骸;殘余;遺跡;遺體;
vi. 留下;保持;留待;依然;
vi.& link-v. 擱置;剩余,剩下;逗留;終屬,歸于;
?? re回+main逗留→回來(lái)留下→剩余
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
這筆款子是當(dāng)?shù)匾晃徊辉竿嘎缎彰钠髽I(yè)家捐贈(zèng)的。
近義:keep, stay, get, persevere, hold, continue
反義:vary, alter
adj. 非凡的;特別的;非常奇特的;
?? extra超過(guò)+ordinary普通的 → 特別的
"It is very extraordinary that I should meet him here."
很奇怪,我在這兒碰上他了.
近義:particular, peculiar, single, singular, huge, imposing
反義:idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
vi. 發(fā)生;出現(xiàn);閃現(xiàn);
?? oc向+cur 跑 → 某個(gè)方向跑 → 發(fā)生
"When exactly did the incident occur?"
這一事件究竟是什么時(shí)候發(fā)生的?
近義:arise, issue, pass, supervene, transpire, bechance