Why shouldn't things be largely absurd, futile, and transitory? They are so, and we are so, and they and we go very well together.

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largely ['lɑrd?li] 詞頻1
adv. 大部分地,主要地;大規模地;豐富地;
?? large大的 + ly ...地 → ad.大部分;大量地
"The case against him was largely circumstantial."
對他不利的案情大多為間接推測的。
近義:mainly, mostly, principally, vastly, widely, thoroughly 反義:succinctly, briefly, concisely, concretely, definitively, finally
absurd [?b?s?d] 詞頻2
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
futile ['fj?ta?l] 詞頻4 詞根: 流動
adj. 無效的,無用的;沒有出息的;瑣碎的,無關緊要的;一場空;
?? fut(pour)+ile(形容詞后綴)→無用的;無效的
"They were killed, to the last man, in a futile attack."
因為進攻失敗,他們全部被殺, 無一幸免.
近義:illogical, inane, inconsequential, inconsiderable, ineffective, insignificant
transitory ['tr?ns?t?ri] 詞根: it
adj. 不持續的;短暫的,轉瞬即逝的;朝露;
?? trans變換,轉移+it走+ory形容詞后綴→走過就變→短暫的
"the transitory nature of his happiness"
他的幸福曇花一現
近義:impermanent, passing, provisional, temporary, transient, transitional 反義:lasting, lifelong, perdurable, permanent, perpetual, chronic
together [t?'ɡ?e?] 詞頻1
adv. 同時;在一起;一致地;不間斷地; adj. 穩定可靠的;做事有效率的;
?? to(去)+get(得到)+her(她):只有得到她才能跟她在 一起
"These small particles agglomerate together to form larger clusters."
這些顆粒聚結形成較大的團。
近義:jointly, overall, simultaneously, bodily, collaboratively, collectively
things
n. 所有物, 財產, 用具, 用品, 局面, 形勢, 情況\\n[法] 物
近義:oddments, stuff, doings, articles, etceteras

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