adj. 单独的;独一无二的;独自的;
adv. 单独地;独自地;孤独地;只,只有;
💡 al(all)+one→单独的(地)(=quite by oneself)
"She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone."
她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。
近义:isolated, lone, remote, secluded, sequestered, solitary
反义:joint
n. 公司,商号;作伴,伴侣,客人;连队,中队;(社交)集会,聚会;
💡 com(together)+pan(bread)+y(名词后缀)→交谊;伙伴
"He absconded with the company funds."
他卷走公司的资金潜逃了。
近义:institution, merging, partnership, pool, society, trust
反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adj. 高尚的;贵族的;外表庄严和庄重的;表现出崇高的;
n. 尊贵的人;旧时在英国使用的金币;
💡 nob(高贵的)+le: 高尚的
"He died for a noble cause."
他为了高尚的事业而牺牲。
近义:hidalgo, aristocrat, nobleman, patrician, don, gentleman
反义:plebe, commoner, peeress, ignoble, lowly, proletariat