Adversity is the trial of principle. Without it a man hardly knows whether he is honest or not.
— Henry Fielding  ·  No category

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adversity [əd'vɝsəti] 词频4 词根: ad
n. 逆境;不幸;灾难;
💡 ad一再+vers转+ity名词后缀→逆境，不幸，苦难
"courage in the face of adversity"
面对逆境的勇气
近义：misadventure, miserableness, misfortune, suffering, torment, tribulation 反义：progress, prosperousness, welfare, abundance, bonanza, boom
trial ['traɪəl] 词频3 词根: try
n. 试验;[法]审讯，审判;磨难，困难;[体]选拔赛; adj. 试验的;[法]审讯的;
💡 tri=try实验+al名词后缀，表行为→试验，尝试
"He is in custody awaiting trial ."
他已被拘留候审。
近义：assay, attempt, try, hearing, instance, judgement 反义：hypothetical, speculative, theoretical
principle ['prɪnsəpl] 词频1 词根: prin
n. 原则，原理;准则，道义;道德标准;本能;
💡 prim, prin 表”首先的,领头的”
"They are agreed in principle but not in detail."
他们的看法在大体上是一致的,但是在细节上有所不同.
近义：law, axiom, rule, tenet, motive, point
hardly ['hɑrdli] 词频1
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
whether ['wɛðɚ] 词频1
pron. 其中的哪一个; n. 可能的选择;
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"I spent days agonizing over whether to take the job or not."
我用了好些天苦苦思考是否接受这个工作。
近义：if
honest ['ɔnist] 词频1
adj. 诚实的;坦诚的;老实的;辛勤挣得的;
"I hate to disillusion you, but not everyone is as honest as you."
我实在不愿把实情告诉你，但并非人人都像你那样诚实。
近义：honorable, honourable, irreproachable, just, principled, pure 反义：licentious, astray, miscreant, nefarious, perverse, perverted

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"He, in a few minutes ravished this fair creature, or at least would have ravished her, if she had not, by a timely compliance, prevented him."
"A rich man without charity is a rogue; and perhaps it would be no difficult matter to prove that he is also a fool."
"Make money your god and it will plague you like the devil."
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