The best years are the forties; after fifty a man begins to deteriorate, but in the forties he is at the maximum of his villainy.
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vt. 使惡化;
vi. 惡化，變壞;
?? deterior更壞+ate使... → 惡化
"Food is apt to deteriorate in summer."
食物在夏天愛變質.
近義：impair, mar, atrophy, ruin, batter, spoil
反義：mend, refit, repair, service, tinker, fix
adj. 最大值的，最大量的;
n. 最大的量、體積、強度等;
?? maxi=max大的+mum表名詞 → 最大的
"It was Mann who structured the agenda for maximum efficiency."
是曼制定這個取得最大效率的議程的.
近義：high, peak, summit, apex, maximal, meridian
反義：low, least, lowest, lowliest, measly, minimum
adj. 最好的( good和well的最高級);最愉快的;最幸福的;最合適的;
adv. 最好地;最出色地;最高標準地;
n. 佼佼者;（個人的）最高水平;最重要的優越性;最好的東西，最合乎要求的事物;
vt. [口]打敗，勝過;
"He is arguably the best actor of his generation."
按理他是他那一代中最優秀的演員。
近義：master, outgo, outmatch, outrange, outrank, outstrip
反義：badder, baddest, worse
villainy
['vil?ni]
n. <正>邪惡行為，惡行，罪惡;
"The impression of villainy was inescapable."
留下惡棍的印象是不可避免的。
近義：treachery
n. 五十個人;五十歲;五十年代;編號為五十的東西;
num. 五十;五十個;
adj. 五十的;五十個的;許多的;
"Costs are to be shared on a fifty-fifty basis between the government and local businesses."
費用由政府和當地企業均攤。