Even he still lives under the illusion that country life is somehow superior to town life.
即使他也仍存有幻觉,好像乡村生活就是比城市生活优越。
新概念英语第三册 Lesson 41 Illusions of Pastoral peace

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illusion [ɪ'luʒn] 词频3 词根: il
n. 错觉;幻想;错误观念;假象;
💡 il使…成为,进入+lus玩弄+ion名词后缀→被幻觉玩弄→幻觉
"The sun appears to go round the Earth, but it's an illusion."
太阳看起来好像绕着地球转, 但这只是个错觉.
近义:mirage, absurdity, reverie, daydream, deceit, deceitfulness 反义:sooth, substantiality, truth, verity, actuality, fact
superior [su'pɪrɪɚ] 词频1 词根: superus
adj. (级别、地位)较高的;(在质量等方面)较好的;(数量)较多的;上等的; n. 上级;较好的人[事物],优胜者;修道院院长;方丈;
💡 super在上面+ior表形容词,较...的 →在上面的,超越的
"vastly superior"
强得多
近义:head, provost, chairman, chief, director, higher 反义:servient, subaltern, subordinate, understrapper, wo, sub
still [stɪl] 词频1
adv. 仍,仍然;更,还要;静静地;〈诗〉常,不断地; adj. 不动的,静止的;不狂暴的,温柔的;没有活力的,死气沉沉的; n. 平静,寂静;剧照;静止摄影;蒸馏器; vt.& vi. (使某物)平静下来,安静;〈古〉烧(酒),蒸馏; conj. 但是;然而;
"Although he's nearly 80, he is still very active."
尽管快80岁了,他还是十分活跃。
近义:hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify 反义:incite, perturb, shake, trouble, upheave, upset
under ['ʌndɚ] 词频1
prep. 在…下面,在表面之下;在…的假定表面或掩饰下;少于,小于;在…情况下; adv. 在下面;少于;在水下;在昏迷中; adj. 较低的,下面的;
"The admiral visited the ships under his command."
舰队司令视察了他所统率的军舰。
近义:underneath, below, beneath 反义:above, over, up, atop, onto, upon
country ['kʌntri] 词频1
n. 国家;国民;乡下;地区;
💡 数数(count) 国家有多少树苗(ry)被乱砍
"economic benefits accruing to the country from tourism"
旅游业为该国带来的经济效益
近义:homeland, nation, region, fatherland, meadow, champaign 反义:municipal, urban, city

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