IMPARTIAL, adj. Unable to perceive any promise of personal advantage from espousing either side of a controversy or adopting either of two conflicting opinions.
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adj. 不偏不倚的;公平的,公正的;無私的;持平;
?? im不,無,非+partial不公平的 →公平的
"He gave an impartial view of the state of affairs in Ireland."
他對愛爾蘭的事態發表了公正的看法.
近義:just, neutral, objective, righteous, straight, unbiased
反義:prejudiced, prejudicial, prepossessed, sided, tendentious, biased
adj. 不能的,不會的;無能力的,不熟練的;不能勝任的;〈罕,詩〉弱,無力的;
?? un不+able形容詞后綴, 具有某種性質的 → 不能的, 不會的
"Hundreds of people were unable to gain admittance to the hall."
數以百計的人未能獲準進入大廳。
近義:incapable, incompetent, uncapable, unfit, unqualified, bumbling
v. 意識到;察覺,發覺;理解;
?? per通過+ceive拿,抓,握住 → 知覺;發覺
"Did you perceive a red colour or a green one?"
你看出來是紅顏色還是綠顏色?
近義:identify, apprehend, note, notice, observe, auscultate
反義:neglect, overleap, overlook, pass, pretermit, slight
vt. 允諾,許諾;給人以…的指望或希望;
vi. 許諾;有指望,有前途;
n. 許諾;希望,指望;允諾的東西;
?? pro前面+mise送,放出→在做事前送出的話→允諾
"If you make a promise you should fulfill it."
如果你許諾了,你就要履行你的諾言.
近義:assure, pledge, vow, offer, present, proffer
反義:recede, recoil, retire, retreat, withdraw, blench
adj. 個人的,私人的;身體的;親自的;人身攻擊的;
n. (報刊上的)人事欄,分類人事廣告版;人稱代名詞;關于個人的簡訊;
?? person人+al...的 →個人的
"Her sole aim is personal aggrandizement."
她唯一的目的就是擴大個人權勢。
近義:private, privy, cozy, cosy, cosey, cozie
反義:open, overt, patent, communal, cold, glassy
n. 有利條件;益處;優越(性);處于支配地位;
vt. 有利于;有益于;促進;使處于有利地位;
vi. 得益,獲利;
?? advant前面+age表名詞 →利益,好處
"Take advantage of low-season airfares."
利用淡季飛機票價。
近義:overtaking, surpassing, improve, avail, profit, benefit
反義:disfavor, waste, dilapidation, hindrance, inconvenience, demerit