While they enjoy the comfort and banal luxury of their dwelling,
在享受自己住宅的舒适和庸俗的豪华时，
新概念英语第四册
Lesson 16 The modern city
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 陈腐的;平庸的;
💡 ban禁止+al...的→被禁止的→平庸的；陈腐的
"Making banal remarks was one of his bad habits."
他的坏习惯之一就是喜欢说些陈词滥调.
近义：inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, paltry, petty, piffling
反义：inherent, medullary, overriding, pithy, pivotal, primal
n. 奢侈，豪华;奢侈品，美食，美衣;乐趣，享受;不常有的乐趣（或享受、优势）;
adj. 奢华的，豪华的;
💡 luxu+ry(表示抽象名词的后缀)→奢侈（品）
"a luxury cruise liner"
豪华邮轮
近义：sumptuosity, sumptuousness, costliness, dressiness
反义：homeliness, ingenuousness, innocence, artlessness, naivete, naivety
vt. 享有，享受;欣赏;喜欢;使过得快活;
vi. 使过得快活;
💡 使(en)高兴(joy)- 喜欢 享受
"We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard."
我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件.
近义：love, like, live, possess, dig, have
反义：lack, undergo, bear, drag, endure, bore
n. 安慰;舒适;使人舒服的事物;给予援助或安慰的人或事;
vt. 安慰，使舒适;使（痛苦等）缓和;
💡 fort(=forc表力) force 力 一起(com)用力(fort)使舒适 安慰 向外(e)用力(fort)叫 努力(effort) 使(en)有力(fo
"A small drop in the inflation rate was cold comfort for the millions without a job."
对数百万失业者来说，通货膨胀率的微降是不起作用的安慰。
近义：appease, liven, assure, mollify, pacify, balm
反义：prostrate, undeceive, abate, chill, disenthrall, damp
n. 住处，处所;寓所;居住;
v. 居住，住( dwell的现在分词);
"After dwelling in Rio for ten years, she moved to Lisbon."
她在里约居住了10年之后迁居到里斯本去了.
近义：home, hostelry, house, housing, inn, lodge