I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: 'O Lord, make my enemies ridiculous.' And God granted it.
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prayer [pr?r] 詞頻1 詞根: pray
n. 祈禱;祈禱(習慣);祈禱文;經文;
?? pray祈禱 + er表物 →禱文,禱辭
"We concluded the meeting at eight o'clock with a prayer."
我們在八點鐘以祈禱結束了會議.
近義:invocation, petition, prayers, praying, rogation, summoning 反義:moaning, profanity, vituperation, curse
ridiculous [r?'d?kj?l?s] 詞頻3 詞根: rid
adj. 可笑的,荒謬的;荒唐的,愚蠢的;胡枝扯葉;
?? rid笑+ic...的+ulous多…的→多笑的→可笑的
"She speaks in this ridiculous mockney accent."
她模仿倫敦東區人的口音拿腔拿調地說話。
近義:inane, irrational, laughable, ludicrous, absurd, preposterous 反義:artistic, lordly, neat, perky, poised, posh
made [meid] 詞頻1
adj. …制的;(人工)做成的,拼成的;虛構的;保證成功的; v. 使(make的過去式和過去分詞);
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事講得一清二楚。
近義:manufactured, produced, done, fabricated, artificial, manmade
short [???rt] 詞頻1 詞根: sh-
adj. 短的,短暫的;矮的;短缺的;短期的; adv. 突然;唐突地;簡短地;橫貫地; n. 短褲;短路;缺乏; vt. 故意少給…的零頭,騙取; vi. 短路;
?? 削頭”(諧音)削了頭人還能不 矮嗎? 網友:雙木成林 補充:縮的(諧音),這樣就成短的;矮的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小說是一種很難掌握的藝術形式。
近義:abridgment, abbreviation, little, minute, small, squat 反義:lengthened, lengthy, imprudent, intrepid, manful, mettlesome
lord [l?rd] 詞頻1
n. 主;領主;上帝;(英國用以稱呼法官、主教或某些男性貴族成員,表示尊敬)大人; vi. 逞威風;
?? 裝載(load)一些肉(r)獻給 地主
"We ask this through our Lord, Amen."
奉主之名而求,阿門。
近義:overlord, overrule, domineer, gent, gentleman, blimey 反義:noble, peeress, plebe, commoner
granted
adv. 算是如此, 但是
近義:vested

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