WIDOW, n. A pathetic figure that the Christian world has agreed to take humorously, although Christ's tenderness towards widows was one of the most marked features of his character.

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figure ['f?ɡj?] 詞頻1 詞根: fac
n. 數字;算術;人物;身材; vi. 計算;出現;扮演角色; vt. 計算在內;估計;推測;認為;
?? fig做,塑造,虛構+ure名詞后綴,狀態 →做出的狀態→形象,人物
"Figure the situation to yourself, what can I do?"
你設身處地想想, 我能做什么?
近義:appraise, reckon, weigh, calculate, consider, deem
Christian ['kr?st??n] 詞頻1 詞根: chris
n. 基督教徒,信徒;克里斯琴;<口>人類,文明人,正派人;[電影]克里斯蒂安; adj. 信基督教的,基督教的,基督教徒的;<口>人(類)的,文明的,<口>正派的,高尚的;
?? Christ基督+ian表人 →基督教徒
"The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act."
基督教的洗禮儀式是一種象征性的做法.
近義:cristian
widow ['w?do] 詞頻2
n. 寡婦;遺孀;[牌]放在一邊的幾張牌;[印]未排足的行; vt. 使成寡婦;從…奪走;殺死…的丈夫;
?? widow-window:n男人: 寡婦失去丈夫就像窗戶失去玻璃
"The widow is in possession of a large fortune."
那個寡婦占有大筆財產.
近義:relict, dowager, widower
pathetic [p?'θetik] 詞頻4 詞根: 感情
adj. 令人同情的,可憐的;又笨又可憐的,無價值的;蕩氣回腸;
?? path(pass-passion感情)+et(out)+ic: 悲哀的 悲慘的 網友:yqy 補充:源自sympathetic;源自path:你走那條路?那可
"It's pathetic that grown men have to resort to violence like this."
成年人還得這樣訴諸暴力,真可悲。
近義:mournful, moving, piteous, pitiable, pitiful, poignant
world [w?ld] 詞頻1
n. 世界;地球;領域;塵世;
?? 一句(l)話(word)講出 世界的本質
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一個突然變得陌生而危險的世界里,他是她唯一的守護神。
近義:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
take [tek] 詞頻1
vt. 拿,取;采取;接受(禮物等);耗費(時間等); vi. 拿;獲得; n. 鏡頭;看法;收入額;場景;
"Students will normally take three A2 subjects."
學生通常要選三門A2證書考試科目。
近義:apprehend, keep, nab, receive, seize, snatch 反義:transfer, cede, give, reject, snub, spurn

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