So many new ideas are at first strange and horrible, though ultimately valuable that a very heavy responsibility rests upon those who would prevent their dissemination.

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horrible ['h?r?bl] 詞頻2 詞根: horror
adj. 可怕的;極不友好的;極討厭的;令人震驚的;
?? horr發(fā)抖,可怕+ible...的 → 令人發(fā)抖的 → 可怕的
"The coffee tasted horrible."
這種咖啡難喝極了。
近義:heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrid, horrific, horrifying 反義:pulchritudinous, ravishing, stunning, gorgeous
ultimately ['?lt?m?tli] 詞頻4 詞根: ultim
adv. 最后,最終;基本上;根本;郅;
?? ultim- 表”最后”
"Politicians are ultimately accountable to the voters."
從政者最終是向選民負(fù)責(zé)。
近義:last, lastly, eventually, finally
valuable ['v?lju?bl] 詞頻2 詞根: val
adj. 貴重的,寶貴的;有價值的;可評估的; n. 貴重物品,財寶;
?? valu=value價值+able形容詞后綴→有價值的
"However, to my brother they are very valuable."
然而,對我弟弟來說,它們是很珍貴的。
近義:helpful, immeasurable, appreciated, inappreciable, inestimable, loved 反義:inexpensive, knockdown, downscale, downmarket, cheaply
responsibility [r?,spɑns?'b?l?ti] 詞頻2 詞根: spond
n. 責(zé)任;職責(zé);責(zé)任感,責(zé)任心;負(fù)責(zé)任;
?? re 再、重復(fù) + spons承諾 + ibility 抽象名詞 → n. (U)責(zé)任,責(zé)任心; 職責(zé),義務(wù)
"The court absolved him of all responsibility for the accident."
法院宣告他對該事故不負(fù)任何責(zé)任。
近義:obligation, obstriction, onus, commitment, duty, function 反義:flippancy, authorization, permission
prevent [pri'v?nt] 詞頻1 詞根: pre
vt. 預(yù)防;阻礙;阻止;[宗教]引領(lǐng); vi. 阻撓,阻止;
?? pre預(yù)先+vent來→搶先一步,防止別人→防止,阻止
"The fence is strategically sited to prevent anyone getting onto the beach."
這個圍欄的地點選擇得很有策略,可以阻止任何人到海灘上.
近義:hinder, impede, inhibit, obstruct, obviate, avert 反義:promote, encourage, favor, favour, forward, foster
first [f?st] 詞頻1
n. 第一,最初;頭等;一號,;[樂]高音部; adv. 最早,最初;首次;寧愿;優(yōu)先; adj. 第一流的;最初的,最早的;基本的,概要的;高音的; num. 第一;
?? 泰森 第一拳(fist)打在稻草(r)人身上,訓(xùn)練
"Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper'On Narcissism '."
弗洛伊德在他的論文《論自戀》中首次提到了這個概念.
近義:initial, beginning, prime, foremost, initiative, preliminary 反義:hindermost, hindmost, latest, latter, rearmost, utmost

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