Decency...must be an even more exhausting state to maintain than its opposite. Those who succeed seem to need a stupefying amount of sleep.

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decency ['disnsi] 詞頻5 詞根: decent
n. 正派;正直;體面;社會(huì)上高尚文雅行為的標(biāo)準(zhǔn);
?? dec 美+ency 名詞后綴→體面,莊重
"Her behaviour showed a total lack of common decency ."
她的舉止顯示她連起碼的禮節(jié)都不懂。
近義:honesty, appropriateness, integrity, politeness, propriety, seemliness 反義:impertinence, impudence, impudency, impudicity, insolence, lip
state [stet] 詞頻1 詞根: sta
n. 國家;州;狀況,情況;資格; vt. 規(guī)定;陳述,聲明; adj. 國家的;國務(wù)的,公務(wù)的;正式的;
?? stat站立+e強(qiáng)調(diào) → 國家;狀態(tài)
"Dot arrived in a state of great agitation."
多特到達(dá)時(shí)十分焦慮不安。
近義:hold, maintain, assert, asseverate, manifest, assure
maintain [men'ten] 詞頻2 詞根: main
vt. 保持;保養(yǎng);堅(jiān)持;固執(zhí)己見;
?? main手+tain拿→用手拿住→維持
"The idea is to maintain the regularity of the heartbeat."
問題就是要維持心跳的規(guī)律性.
近義:hold, husband, keep, prop, save, steady
opposite ['ɑp?z?t] 詞頻1 詞根: pos
adj. 相對的;對面的;對立的;[數(shù)學(xué)](頂、邊等)對的; prep. (表示位置)在…的對面;[數(shù)學(xué)](頂、邊等)對的;與…在一排;(表示方式)與…聯(lián)合主演; adv. 在對面,對過; n. 對立面,對立物,相反的人[事物];
?? op對+pos放+ite表形容詞,有...的→放到對面→相對的
"The chief of the group has gone over to the opposite."
那個(gè)組織的頭頭歸降了對方.
近義:antipode, antipole, antithesis, opposition, reverse, contrast 反義:back, fro
succeed [s?k'sid] 詞頻1 詞根: suc
vi. 成功;繼承; vt. 繼承,繼任,繼位;隨…之后;
?? suc在…下面+ceed走→從下走到上面→成功
"I'm determined to succeed."
我決心要獲得成功。
近義:prosper, thrive, triumph, win, overcome, conquer 反義:miscarry, renege, bungle, default, fizzle, flop
amount [?'ma?nt] 詞頻2 詞根: a
n. 量,數(shù)量;總額;本利之和;全部效果,全部含義; vi. (在意義、價(jià)值、效果、程度等方面)等于;等同,接近;合計(jì),總共;發(fā)展成為;
?? mount =ascend,表示”上升, 山”#詞根助記:a朝向+mount=朝向……提升直到總量=總量
"The insurance company will refund any amount due to you."
保險(xiǎn)公司將退還你應(yīng)得的所有款項(xiàng)。
近義:import, matter, signify, count, number, quantity

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