n. 災難;徹底的失敗;不幸;禍患;
?? dis不+aster星→星位不正,表示有災難 → 災難,災禍
"A disaster was narrowly averted."
及時防止了一場災難。
近義:ruin, unsuccess, mess, failure, hecatomb, holocaust
反義:joy, bliss, blithe, felicity, godspeed, happiness
n. 耐心,耐性;忍耐;單人紙牌游戲;
?? pati忍受 + ence表示性質、狀態 → n.忍耐,容忍,耐心
"Everyone admired her patience and unfailing good humour."
人人都佩服她的耐心和永不衰減的好脾氣。
近義:resignation, accordance, acquiescence, compliance, conformance, conformity
反義:restlessness, unrest
adj. 對不起的;無價值的,低等的;遺憾的;感到傷心的;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后來她后悔說了那些話。
近義:heartbroken, heavyhearted, mournful, pained, regretful, repentant