Nowadays most people die of a sort of creeping common sense, and discover when it is too late that the only things one never regrets are one's mistakes.

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nowadays ['na??dez] 詞根: nowaday
adv. 現在,當今; n. 當今,現在;
?? nowaday現在+s表副詞→現今,當今
"Nowadays most kids prefer watching TV to reading."
現在大多數孩子都喜歡看電視而不喜歡讀書。
近義:lately, now, presently, recently, today, currently
people ['pipl] 詞頻1 詞根: 公眾
n. 人,人類;居民;人民;種族; vt. 居住于,布滿;使住滿人,在…殖民;把動物放養在;
?? popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反義:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
sort [s?rt] 詞頻1
n. 分類,類別;品質,本性;方法;一群; vt.& vi. 分類;整頓,整理;適合; vt. 挑選;把…分類;將…排順序; vi. 分類;交往;協調;
?? sort(kind)→種類;分類;整理;揀選
"You can't see in this light, but my new coat is a sort of brownish colour."
這種光線下你看不清楚,其實我的新外衣帶棕色。
近義:arrange, order, organise, organize, pigeonhole, range 反義:jumble, mess, muss, shuffle, tousle, upset
sense [s?ns] 詞頻1 詞根: 感覺
n. 感覺,官能;意識,觀念;理性;識別力; vt. 感到;理解,領會;檢測出;
?? sens(feel)+e(名詞后綴)→感官;知覺;意義;判斷力;感知
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我討厭和沒有幽默感的人打交道。
近義:intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice
discover [d?'sk?v?] 詞頻1 詞根: dis
vt. 發現;碰見;撞見;獲得知識;
?? dis相反+cover蓋→把蓋揭開→發現
"We have to discover his plans and act accordingly."
我們得找出他的計劃,照著辦。
近義:locate, descry, detect, encounter, find, inquire
common ['kɑm?n] 詞頻1 詞根: 公共
adj. 普通的;通俗的;[數學]公共的;共有的; n. [法律](對土地、水域的)共有權;公共用地;普通;平民;
?? 共同(com)在月光(mon-moon)下, 共有的
"We have lots of things in common besides music."
除了音樂,我們還有很多共通點。
近義:popular, mundane, ordinary, average, plain, commonplace 反義:irreplaceable, matchless, outstanding, peculiar, single, sole

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