I think I may define taste to be that faculty of the soul which discerns the beauties of an author with pleasure, and the imperfections with dislike.
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vt. 規定;使明確;精確地解釋;畫出…的線條;
vi. （給詞、短語等）下定義，構成釋義;
?? de加強+fine限制→加強限制→限定；下定義
"Please listen while I define your duties."
在我規定你的職責時,請仔細聽好.
近義：appoint, limit, post, set, subtend, bound
n. 能力，才能;全體教職員;<英>（大學的）專科，系;特權，特許;
?? facul做 + ty表名詞→ 會做東西 → 能力
"So far as I know, she has a faculty of housekeeping."
就我所知, 她很善于理家.
近義：aptitude, aptness, arbitration, jurisdiction, mastery, auctoritas
反義：impotence, inability, incapability, incompetence, incompetency, invalidity
n. 著作家;作者;創造者;發起人;
vt. 創作出版;
?? aug, auc, auth 增加,增長#詞根助記：auth 增加 + -or 人 -> 促進,發起,創造 -> 創作 -> 作家,著者
"After the play they called for the author to show himself."
劇終之后他們請求編劇和大家見面.
近義：issue, publish, artificer, maker, originator, builder
n. 愉快;娛樂;令人高興的事;
vt. 使高興;使滿意;
vi. 覺得高興，享受;尋歡作樂;
?? pleas=please令人高興的+ure名詞后綴，表行為、狀態 →愉快
"His grandchildren afforded him his greatest pleasure in his old age."
他的孫子和孫女們在晚年的時候給了他最大的歡樂.
近義：please, delectate, delight, enchant, gladden, joy
反義：indifference, irritant, nonchalance, nuisance, tiff, unpleasantness
vt. 不喜歡;厭惡;
n. 厭憎;討厭;
?? dis不，無，相反+like喜愛→不喜愛
"Contrary to popular belief , many cats dislike milk."
與普通的看法相反，許多貓不喜歡牛奶。
近義：loathe, scunner, distaste, detest, abhor, abominate
反義：intend, love, mean, want, will, dig
vt. 想;思索;以為;看待;
vi. 思辯;考慮;構想;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，他們就會認為你不合群。
近義：imagine, meditate, mull, perpend, ponder, ratiocinate