TURKEY, n. A large bird whose flesh when eaten on certain religious anniversaries has the peculiar property of attesting piety and gratitude. Incidentally, it is pretty good eating.

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religious [r?'l?d??s] 詞頻1 詞根: lig
adj. 虔誠的;篤信宗教的;宗教的;謹慎的; n. 修士,修女,出家人;
?? relig=rely依賴 + ious 形容詞后綴→用來依賴的→ 虔誠的;宗教的
"She is deeply religious."
她非常虔誠。
近義:pious, theological, denominational, devoted, devout, godly 反義:impious, profane, unreligious, worldly
peculiar [p?'kjul??] 詞頻2 詞根: pecu
adj. 奇怪的,古怪的;異常的;特有的,特殊的; n. 專有特權(quán),專有財產(chǎn);[多用于英國]特殊教堂;
?? peculi特有+ar...的 →特有的
"There was something peculiar in the way he smiled."
他笑起來有點怪。
近義:archetypal, archetypic, archetypical, noteworthy, particular, private 反義:intermutual, joint, mutual, universal, common, conjoint
property ['prɑp?ti] 詞頻1 詞根: proper
n. 特性,屬性;財產(chǎn),地產(chǎn);[戲]道具;所有權(quán);
?? proper擁有+ty名詞后綴 → 個人擁有的 → 財產(chǎn);所有物;特性
"dishonest appropriation of property"
以欺騙的手法侵吞財產(chǎn)
近義:holdings, assets, means, ownership, patrimony, possessions
gratitude ['ɡr?t?tud] 詞頻2 詞根: grat
n. 感激,感謝;感激的樣子;謝意;恩義;
?? grat感激,高興+itude狀態(tài) →感激,感恩
"He smiled at them with gratitude ."
他向他們笑了笑表示謝意。
近義:appreciation, recognition, regard, acceptance, thankfulness, acknowledgement 反義:thanklessness, ungratefulness, disloyalty
incidentally [,?ns?'d?ntli] 詞頻4 詞根: 切開
adv. 順便;偶然地,不經(jīng)意地;附帶;捎帶;
?? in 非 + cid 落下 + ent 具有...性質(zhì)的 + ally ...地 → ad.順便說及地,順便提一句
"Incidentally, I think you still owe me some money."
順便說一句, 我想你還欠我一些錢.
近義:accidentally, bumpily, casually, fortuitously, btw
turkey ['t?ki] 詞頻3
n. 火雞;蠢貨;失敗之作;
?? 土耳其(諧音) 火雞 網(wǎng)友:馬勝敏 補充:1:對門的土耳其人突然(tur)大叫原來他沒帶鑰匙(key) 網(wǎng)友:yqy 補充:源于: Turkey土耳其, 火雞原
"We always eat turkey on Thanksgiving."
我們過感恩節(jié)時總是吃火雞。
近義:loser, quitter, duffer, failure, flop

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