The avarice of the old: it's absurd to increase one's luggage as one nears the journey's end.
— Cicero
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n. 貪婪;
?? avar貪婪+ice行為 → 貪婪
"Their avarice knows no bounds; you can never satisfy them."
他們貪得無厭, 你永遠無法滿足他們.
近義：meanness, miserliness, moneygrubbing, niggardliness, avariciousness, possessiveness
反義：humanitarianism, largeheartedness, largess, largesse, liberality, longanimity
adj. 荒謬的;荒唐的;無理性的，雜亂無章的;荒誕主義的，荒誕的;
n. 無價值，無意義;
?? surd-, -surd 表”愚蠢的,荒唐的”##a, ab, abs 前綴;表示來自,離開
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警衛(wèi)們穿著那種制服看起來怪模怪樣的。
近義：illogical, inane, irrational, laughable, lost, ludicrous
反義：irrefragable, axiomatic
vt.& vi. 增加，增大，增多;
vt. 增強，增進;[縫紉]放（針）;
vi. 增強;增進;增殖，繁殖;[縫紉]放針;
?? in向內+crease增→增加
"He had the audacity to ask for an increase in salary."
他竟然厚著臉皮要求增加薪水.
近義：heighten, hike, hypo, increment, intensify, magnify
反義：lessen, lower, reduce, slack, slacken, deescalate
n. 旅行，旅程行期;歷程，過程;
vi. 旅行，出游;
vt. 在…旅行或旅行到過…;
?? journ日期+ey表名詞 → 按日期計算的行程 → 旅行，旅程
"The journey took approximately seven hours."
旅程大約花了七個小時。
近義：peregrinate, tour, travel, trip, fare, hike
n. <英>行李;<美>皮箱;
?? lug(=log原木)+age(名綴):很厚重的東西- 行李{luggage=baggage} lu(六)+gg(格格)+a(一個)+ge(阿哥):六個格格一個
"passengers laden with luggage"
攜帶大批行李的旅客
近義：baggage, dunnage, equipment