Riches do not delight us so much with their possession, as torment us with their loss.
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n. 快樂,高興;使人高興的東西或人;
vt. 使高興,使欣喜;
vi. 感到高興[快樂];
?? de加強+light光亮 → 使光亮 → 使高興
"They all cackled with delight."
他們都高興得嘎嘎地笑。
近義:humor, please, pleasure, recreate, satisfy, tickle
反義:irritate, pain, roil, vex, disappoint, discontent
n. 有,所有,擁有;領地;財產,所有權,占有物,所有物;持有違禁物;
?? pos能+sess坐+ion表名詞,構成抽象名詞 →能坐在上面 →擁有 ,占有,possess擁有
"According to facts in my possession he can't possibly be guilty."
根據我所掌握的事實,他是不可能有罪的.
近義:ownership, tenure, property, holding, occupancy, tenancy
反義:impressment, incautation, ouster, privation, seizure, spoliation
n. 折磨,痛苦;痛苦的根源;刑罰;
vt.& vi. 使折磨,使痛苦;使煩亂;糾纏;
?? tors-, tort 拉丁 tortus=twisted, 表示扭曲,彎曲
"the cries of a man in torment"
一個備受折磨的人的喊叫聲
近義:macerate, martyr, mortify, pain, pillory, plague
反義:appease, liven, assure, mollify, pacify, balm
n. 損失,減少;丟失,遺失;損耗,虧損;失敗;
"He suffered from headaches and loss of appetite ."
他患有頭痛和食欲不振。
近義:waste, dilapidation, hurt, impairment, injury, nuisance
反義:headway, improvement, interest, lucre, attainment, odds