UGLINESS, n. A gift of the gods to certain women, entailing virtue without humility.
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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
n. 謙遜,謙恭;謙讓的行為;謙虛謹慎;
?? hum土,地+ility狀態→地的狀態→謙讓;低下
"Her first defeat was an early lesson in humility."
她的第一次失敗使她很早便懂得了謙遜。
近義:humbleness, lowliness, meekness
反義:hubris, immodesty, imperiousness, insolence, insolency, arrogancy
adj. 某一;必然的;已確定的;
pron. [動詞用復數]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
聯邦法院有某種州法院所缺乏的特別的東西.
近義:some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable
反義:neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable
n. 美德;德行;價值;長處;
?? 我求”(諧音) 美德
"He was considered to be a paragon of virtue."
他被認為是品德盡善盡美的典范.
近義:virtuousness
反義:disadvantage
n. 丑陋
近義:hideousness, plainness, unsightliness
反義:loveliness, niceness, preciousness, prettiness, pulchritude, sightliness
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"TEETOTALER, n. One who abstains from strong drink, sometimes totally, sometimes tolerably totally."