vt.& vi. 同意,赞同;
vi. [语]一致,符合;商定,约定;意见相合;(气候、食物等)适宜;
vt. 同意,承认;使和谐一致;认为正确无误;
💡 grat, gree, grac =pleasing,表示”感激,高兴”#词根助记:a向着+gree=使……高兴=同意……
"When he said that, I had to agree."
他说了那话,我只好同意。
近义:match, harmonize, side, accord, acquiesce, chord
反义:vary, differ, disagree, discord, dissent, quarrel
vt. 更喜欢;提升,提拔;给予(债权人)优先权;提出(控告);
vi. 更喜欢,宁愿;
💡 pre预先+fer带来,拿来→预先带好→更喜欢
"The play is okay, but I still prefer the book."
戏还可以, 可我仍愿读原著.
近义:select, choose
反义:loathe, scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate
adv. 也许;可能;大概;
n. 不确定性;
"Maybe he'll come, maybe he won't."
他可能来,也可能不来。
近义:uncertainty, perchance, perhaps, possibly, probably, haply
反义:indeed, indubitably, inevitably, infallibly, assuredly, absolutely