PHILANTHROPIST, n. A rich (and usually bald) old gentleman who has trained himself to grin while his conscience is picking his pocket.

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usually ['ju?u?li] 詞頻1 詞根: 使用
adv. 通常,經(jīng)常,平常,慣常地;一直,向來;動不動,一般;素;
?? usual通常的+ly副詞后綴→通常地,慣常地
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常認(rèn)為,蒸餾法是阿拉伯人在11世紀(jì)發(fā)明的。
近義:invariably, mostly, normally, oft, often, oftentimes 反義:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
gentleman ['d??ntlm?n] 詞頻1 詞根: 出生
n. 先生;紳士;有身份地位的人;
?? gentle溫和的+man人→紳士;有教養(yǎng)的人
"Thank you—you're a real gentleman."
謝謝您—您是個(gè)真正的君子。
近義:aristocrat, lord, noble, patrician, sir, cavalier 反義:plebe, commoner
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(gè)月來內(nèi)疚一直折磨著他的良心.
近義:percept, perceptibility, perception, awareness, seeing, sense
philanthropist [[fi'l?nθr?pist]]
n. 慈善家, 博愛主義者, 樂善好施的人\\n[法] 慈善家, 博愛主義者
近義:humane, humanitarian, benefactor, samaritan, altruist 反義:loner, misanthropist, cynic, hater
rich [r?t?] 詞頻1
adj. 富有的;肥沃的;豐富多彩的;油膩的;
"After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy."
過了一會兒,濃味沙司開始顯得油膩了。
近義:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied 反義:impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy
bald [b?ld] 詞頻4
adj. 禿頭的;單調(diào)的,枯燥的;光禿的;赤裸裸的,毫無掩飾的;
?? bald(=ball)+d:像球一樣的頭- 禿頭的 光禿的 剝得(諧音):剝得 光禿禿
"He started going bald in his twenties."
他二十幾歲便開始謝頂。
近義:baldheaded, baldy, hairless, plain, unadorned, bare 反義:shaggy, bushy, furred, furry, hairy

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