adv. 几乎不;简直不;刚刚;严厉地,粗鲁地;
💡 hard艰难 + ly...地→ ad.几乎不,简直不
"Their new manifesto hardly threatens to bring the whole edifice of capitalism crashing down."
他们新的宣言声称要摧毁整个资本主义大厦,这是不可能的。
近义:approximately, insufficiently, narrowly, nearly, barely, roughly
反义:just, plainly, readily, simply, effortlessly
n. 利益,好处;救济金,津贴;义演,义卖;恩惠,恩泽;
vt. 有益于,有助于;使受益;得益,受益;
💡 bene善,好+fit做→做事后的好处→利益,好处
"I've had the benefit of a good education."
我得益于受过良好教育。
近义:improve, avail, profit, stead, advantage, aid
反义:hurt, impair, injure, penalize, prejudice, spoil
n. 宽慰,安心;免除,减轻;救援物资;代班人;
💡 re再+lief提高,变轻 → 减轻,轻松
"It was a great relief to be back on dry land after such a rough crossing."
渡过汹涌澎湃的大海回到陆地后使人长舒一口气。
近义:help, lessening, letup, lull, assuagement, mitigation
反义:heartsickness, lassitude, malism, melancholy, mournfulness, prostration