Family dinners are more often than not an ordeal of nervous indigestion, preceded by hidden resentment and ennui and accompanied by psychosomatic jitters.
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adj. 焦慮的;緊張不安的;神經質的;
?? nerv神經 + ous ...的 → a.緊張的，神經的；易激動的
"Certain chemicals can induce undesirable changes in the nervous system."
有些化學物質能在神經系統中引起不良變化.
近義：apprehensive, jittery, jumpy, scary, shy, skittish
反義：mild, pacific, peaceable, peaceful, placid, quiet
n. 憤恨，不滿;
?? re反+sent感覺+ment名詞后綴 → 憤怒，怨恨
"She cherished a deep resentment under the rose towards her employer."
她暗中對她的雇主懷恨在心.
近義：hostility, malevolence, malice, pique, rancor, rancour
反義：liking, love, mindfulness, attachment, attention, predilection
ennui
[ɑn'wi]
n. 厭倦，無聊;
?? odi-, noi-, noy- 表”恨”
"Supper too I eat alone. I'm filled with ennui."
晚飯還是我一人獨吃, 我煩惱透了.
近義：irritation, lassitude, monotony, tediousness, tedium, weariness
n. 家庭;家族;孩子;祖先;
adj. 家庭的;一家所有的;屬于家庭的;適合全家人的;
?? 音“發米粒”： 家庭吃飯又叫“發米粒 father and mother I love you家庭就是爸爸媽媽我愛你
"These diamonds have been handed down in his family for generations."
這些鉆石在他家已經傳了好幾代.
近義：kindred, kinfolk, kinsfolk, offspring, progeniture, progeny
adv. 常常;經常;時常;再三;
?? 十(ten)有八九的(of)， 經常的
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義：manyfold, oft, oftentimes, repeatedly, usually, offtimes
反義：infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
n. 嚴峻的考驗;苦難的經驗;折磨;神判法;
"The ceremony was an ordeal for those who had been recently bereaved."
這個儀式對于那些新近喪失親友的人來說是一種折磨。
近義：trial, calvary, gethsemane
反義：welfare, comfortability, successfulness, upbeat, wellbeing, comfort