A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer. He is a man who has signed a contract with his conscious and his sense of duty.
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n. 作家;作者;撰寫人;寫字…的人;
?? writ=write寫+er人 →作家
近義：literatus, author, redactor, columnist, contributor, editor
n. 商人;發(fā)牌人，莊家;以某種方式待人的人;經(jīng)銷商;
?? deal生意 + er 名詞后綴 行為的主動(dòng)者，做某事的人 → n.經(jīng)銷商, 商人
"He's a dealer in second-hand cars."
他經(jīng)銷二手汽車。
近義：licensee, merchandiser, merchant, monger, retailer, stockist
entertainer
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n. 表演者，演藝人員;款待者;
?? enter(inter-=among)+tain(hold)+er(名詞后綴)→款待者；表演娛樂節(jié)目者
"The entertainer didn't fool us with his conjuring."
那個(gè)藝人變的戲法沒有騙到我們.
近義：host, flatterer, artist, artiste, showman, comedian
反義：guest
n. 合同;契約;協(xié)議;
?? con共同+tract拉→共同拉回去→收縮；對大家都有制約→合同
"The offers for the contract were all in the same ballpark ."
本合同的所有開價(jià)均在同一范圍內(nèi)。
近義：narrow, retrench, shorten, shrink, straiten, compress
反義：broaden, sack, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier
adj. 有意識(shí)的，神志清醒的;自覺的，有意的;（痛苦，感情，冷氣等）感覺得到的;同“self-conscious“;
?? con全部+sci知道+ous...的→知道的→有意識(shí)的；自覺的
"She's very conscious of the problems involved."
她完全意識(shí)到了所涉及的問題。
近義：sentient, knowing, mindful, attentive, awake, aware
反義：fainted
n. 感覺，官能;意識(shí)，觀念;理性;識(shí)別力;
vt. 感到;理解，領(lǐng)會(huì);檢測出;
?? sens(feel)+e(名詞后綴)→感官；知覺；意義；判斷力；感知
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義：intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice