I've always thought respectable people scoundrels, and I look anxiously at my face every morning for signs of my becoming a scoundrel.

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respectable [r?'sp?kt?bl] 詞頻3 詞根: re
adj. 可敬的;品行端正的;可觀的,相當大的;體面的;
?? spec Spect, spic= look, see,表示”看”#詞根助記:respect+able
"The former wild man of rock has reinvented himself as a respectable family man."
過去的那位搖滾狂人已經改變形象,成了一位體面的愛家的男人。
近義:honorable, honourable, presentable, venerable, worthy, decent 反義:horrible, ignoble, low, lowly, mean, nasty
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
anxiously ['??k??sli] 詞頻3
adv. 焦急地,擔憂地;眼巴巴;亟;
?? anxi- 緊張的,期盼的,思想上困擾的
"He is anxiously awaiting the result of the medical tests."
他焦急地等待著體格檢查的結果.
近義:longingly, avidly, restlessly, sorely, uncomfortably, uneasily 反義:insouciantly, nonchalantly, blithely, breezily
face [fes] 詞頻1 詞根: fac
n. 面容;表面;臉;方面; vt.& vi. 面對;面向…;正視;承認; vt. (感到不能)對付;(明知不好辦而)交談;必須對付(某情況);面臨…;
?? face=fac表示臉、面 → 臉;表面;外表
"He screwed up his face at the nasty smell."
聞到這令人作嘔的氣味,他皺眉蹙額.
近義:tackle, brave, breast, confront, front, overlook 反義:parry, avert, prevent, shirk, shun, sidestep
thought [θ?t] 詞頻1
n. 思想;想法;關心;思索; v. 想( think的過去式和過去分詞);思索;以為;認為;
"Sleep has often been thought of as being in some way analogous to death."
人們常常認為睡眠在某種意義上來說類似死亡。
近義:idea, intent, meditation, mind, notion, pondering 反義:unintentional, unmeant, unwilled, unwitting, unwilling
look [l?k] 詞頻1
vt.& vi. 看,瞧; vi. 注意;面向;尋找;看起來好像; n. 看;(尤指吸引人的)相貌;眼神;樣子; int. (插話或喚起注意)喂,聽我說;
?? l(棍)+oo(雙眼)+k(開):掙開雙眼搜索棍- 看
"That uniform makes the guards look absurd."
警衛們穿著那種制服看起來怪模怪樣的。
近義:appear, seem, see, appearance, image, area

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