FORGETFULNESS, n. A gift of God bestowed upon doctors in compensation for their destitution of conscience.

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gift [ɡ?ft] 詞頻1
n. 贈品,禮物;天賦;贈送;天資; vt. 賦予;向…贈送;天賦權力(或才能等);授予;
?? give(給予)+t(表示抽象名詞的后綴)→贈與;禮物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
這塊表是母親給我的禮物。
近義:present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity
compensation [,kɑmp?n'se??n] 詞頻3 詞根: 懸掛
n. 補償,賠償;修正;補救辦法;
?? com(together)+pens(hang)+ation(名詞后綴)→補償;賠償
"This may affect your entitlement to compensation."
這可能影響你索賠的權利。
近義:offset, indemnification, indemnity, payment, premium, recompense
conscience ['kɑn??ns] 詞頻2 詞根: con
n. 良心;道德心;
?? con全部+sci知道+ence名詞后綴→全部知道→有良知→良心
"Guilt had been eating into his conscience for some months."
幾個月來內疚一直折磨著他的良心.
近義:percept, perceptibility, perception, awareness, seeing, sense
forgetfulness [f?'g?tf?ln?s] 詞頻5
健忘;忘性;
"The lovers roamed around the fields in complete forgetfulness of time."
這對情侶漫步于田野,完全忘記了時間.
近義:amnesia 反義:invocation, memento, memory, recall, recollection, reminiscence
upon [?'pɑn] 詞頻1
prep. 在…上面;當…時候;
"It was a title bestowed upon him by the king."
那是國王賜給他的頭銜。
近義:above, atop, on, onto, over, o'er
destitution
n. 窮困, 貧窮, 缺乏
近義:ousting, removal, suspension, displacement, deposal, deposition 反義:relinquishment, resigning, abdication, plenty, wealth, wealthiness

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