I think that one possible definition of our modern culture is that it is one in which nine-tenths of our intellectuals can't read any poetry.

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definition [,d?f?'n???n] 詞頻4 詞根: fin
n. 定義;規(guī)定,明確;[物]清晰度;解釋;
?? de使…成為+fin界限+ition名詞后綴→劃出界限→定義
"Can you give a more precise definition of the word?"
你能給這個(gè)詞下個(gè)更確切的定義嗎?
近義:outline, picture, portraiture, term, word, delineation 反義:hesitation, indecision, indecisiveness, indistinctness, irresolution, uncertainty
culture ['k?lt??] 詞頻2 詞根: cult
n. 文化;[生物學(xué)](微生物等的)培養(yǎng);修養(yǎng);養(yǎng)殖; vt. 培植,培養(yǎng);
?? cult耕種,培養(yǎng)+ure抽象名詞→[對(duì)心靈的]培養(yǎng)→人類文化
"the otherness of an alien culture"
異域文化的不同情調(diào)
近義:incubate, breed, cultivate, hatch, socialize, civilise 反義:philistinism, barbarism, roughness
poetry ['po?tri] 詞頻2
n. 詩(shī),詩(shī)歌;詩(shī)意,詩(shī)情;作詩(shī);詩(shī)歌藝術(shù);
?? poet詩(shī)人+ry集合 →詩(shī)歌
"This is a good example of Shelley's lyric poetry."
這首詩(shī)是雪萊抒情詩(shī)的范例.
近義:poesy
think [θ??k] 詞頻1
vt. 想;思索;以為;看待; vi. 思辯;考慮;構(gòu)想;回憶; adj. 深思的;供思考的; n. 想;想法;
?? 深刻(諧音):深刻的思 想 我在想(think)該如何感謝(thank)他們
"They'll think you're being antisocial if you don't go."
要是你不去,他們就會(huì)認(rèn)為你不合群。
近義:imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate
possible ['pɑs?bl] 詞頻1 詞根: 放置
adj. 可能的;可接受的;合理的,可以允許的;不壞的; n. 可能性,潛在性;可能的人物,可能有的事;最高分;
?? 音“跑四步”:被五步蛇咬了,跑四步還是 可能的 poss(pass通過(guò))+ible(能): 可能的 網(wǎng)友:馬 勝 敏 補(bǔ)充:1:穿著破(po)爛的兩個(gè)美女(ss
"It'should surely be possible for them to reach an agreement."
想必他們可以達(dá)成協(xié)議.
近義:approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open 反義:impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
modern ['m?d?n] 詞頻1 詞根: 模式
adj. 現(xiàn)代的;近代的;新式的;當(dāng)代風(fēng)格的; n. 現(xiàn)代人,現(xiàn)代主義者;時(shí)髦人士;[印]現(xiàn)代字體,指印刷中所用的一種字體;
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"The monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world."
很多人認(rèn)為君主制在現(xiàn)代世界不合時(shí)宜。
近義:mod, new, newfangled, novel, recent, unworn

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