It is a common enough case, that of a man being suddenly captivated by a woman nearly the opposite of his ideal.
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n. （實）例，事例;情況，狀況;訴訟（事件），案件，判例;容器（箱，盒）;
vt. 把…裝入箱（或盒等）內;加蓋于;包圍，圍住;[俚語]（尤指盜竊前）探察，偵查，窺測;
?? cas(to fall)+e→事件；事情；場合；狀態；訴訟事件；患者
"They filed an application to have their case heard early."
他們申請早日審理他們的案子.
近義：incident, instance, occasion, occurrence, opportunity, circumstance
adv. 意外地，忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
?? sudden突然的 + ly ...地 → adv.突然地
"Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert."
突然他發覺自己醒了過來，而且高度警覺。
近義：impromptu, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, overnight, sharply
反義：progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
adv. 幾乎，差不多;險乎;
?? near接近 + ly ...的 → ad.差不多；密切地
"After roaming around nearly half his life, he finally settled down in Canada."
他過了半輩子的流浪生活, 最后在加拿大定居了下來.
近義：about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nigh
adj. 相對的;對面的;對立的;[數學]（頂、邊等）對的;
prep. （表示位置）在…的對面;[數學]（頂、邊等）對的;與…在一排;（表示方式）與…聯合主演;
adv. 在對面，對過;
n. 對立面，對立物，相反的人[事物];
?? op對+pos放+ite表形容詞，有...的→放到對面→相對的
"The chief of the group has gone over to the opposite."
那個組織的頭頭歸降了對方.
近義：antipode, antipole, antithesis, opposition, reverse, contrast
反義：back, fro
adj. 理想的，完美的;被認為是最好的;完全或相當令人滿意的;想象的，假設的;
n. 理想;典范，典型;目標，高尚的、有價值的原則或目標;
?? ide=idea思想，觀點+al名詞后綴 → 對未來的思想 → 理想
"Any attempt to construct an ideal society is foredoomed to failure."
任何構建理想社會的努力都注定要失敗。
近義：idealization, intention, aspiration, mark, objective, purport
反義：inappropriate, inapt, incompatible, insufficient, lacking, scanty
adj. 普通的;通俗的;[數學]公共的;共有的;
n. [法律]（對土地、水域的）共有權;公共用地;普通;平民;
?? 共同(com)在月光(mon-moon)下， 共有的
"We have lots of things in common besides music."
除了音樂，我們還有很多共通點。
近義：popular, mundane, ordinary, average, plain, commonplace
反義：irreplaceable, matchless, outstanding, peculiar, single, sole