n. (实)例,事例;情况,状况;诉讼(事件),案件,判例;容器(箱,盒);
vt. 把…装入箱(或盒等)内;加盖于;包围,围住;[俚语](尤指盗窃前)探察,侦查,窥测;
💡 cas(to fall)+e→事件;事情;场合;状态;诉讼事件;患者
"They filed an application to have their case heard early."
他们申请早日审理他们的案子.
近义:incident, instance, occasion, occurrence, opportunity, circumstance
n. 命题;建议;主张;
v. 提议;建议;
💡 propos打算,建议+ition名词后缀 →提议
"Would you favor my proposition?"
你赞成我的提议吗?
近义:assertion, motion, nomination, offer, overture, plea
n. 理由;原因;理性;理智;
vt.& vi. 推理,思考;争辩;辩论;向…解释;
💡 再(re)生一个(a)儿子(son), 理由是第一个儿子夭折了
"The reason for the flood was that heavy rain."
水灾是那场大雨造成的.
近义:ratiocinate, think, conclude, deduce, deduct, motivation
反义:idiocy, applesauce, imbecility, inaccuracy, inanity, mistake