I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying that I approved of it.
— Mark Twain  ·  No category

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attend [ə'tɛnd] 词频1 词根: tend
vi. 出席;致力于，献身于;侍候，照顾;关注; vt. 出席，参加;[常用被动语态]（作为结果、情况）伴随;照顾;陪伴;
💡 at=ad，to+tend延伸→把思维延伸到→关注，引申为期待某人到达，后来又引申为到达 → 出席
"All the local clergy were asked to attend the ceremony."
所有当地的圣职人员都获邀参加这项仪式。
近义：assist, participate, come, concur, go, frequent 反义：absent, ignore, overlook, shelve, slight, unattend
funeral ['fjunərəl] 词频2 词根: funer
n. 葬礼，丧礼;〈比喻〉不愉快的事，操心的事，有关系的事; adj. 葬礼的;出殡用的，出殡时的;
💡 funer葬礼 + al表名词 → n.葬礼，丧礼，丧葬
"Hundreds of people attended the funeral."
数百人参加了葬礼。
近义：inhumation, interment, burial, burying, mournful, dark 反义：jaunty, jocular, jocund, jolly, jovial, joyful
sent [[sent]] 词频1
send的过去式和过去分词
近义：issued
nice [naɪs] 词频1
adj. 美好的，愉快的;正派的;友好的，亲切的;细致的;
💡 冰(ice)清玉洁多(n) 美好（nice)
"He seemed like a nice bloke."
他看上去像个好人。
近义：likeable, neat, personable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable 反义：heinous, hideous, horrible, horrid, horrifying, awesome
letter ['lɛtɚ] 词频1 词根: 文字
n. 信;证书，许可证;字母，文字;字面意义; vt. 用字母标明;写字母于;加标题; vi. 写印刷体字母;
"a letter of accreditation"
一份合格证明书
近义：label, mark, docket, missive, note, epistle
saying [['seiiŋ]] 词频3
n. 叙述, 话, 说, 言论
近义：aphorism, articulation, maxim, proverb, saw, utterance

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"If there is a God, He is a malign thug."
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great."
"I am not one of those who in expressing opinions confine themselves to facts."
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