A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.
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n. 真挚,诚心诚意,诚意;笃实;襟怀坦白;愫;
💡 sincer纯净,真实的 + ity 表名词 →诚挚, 真实, 真挚
"the artless sincerity of a young child"
幼童的天真烂漫
近义:honesty, openheartedness, openness, singleness, straightforwardness, veracity
反义:imposture, insincerity, pharisaism, phariseeism, priggishness, prudery
adj. 危险的;
💡 danger危险+ous.....的 →危险的
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:hazardous, jeopardous, parlous, perilous, risky, unsafe
反义:innocuous, inoffensive, offenceless, riskless, secure, sure
adv. 绝对地;完全地;毫无疑问地;[语]独立地,分离地;
💡 ab不+solute松开+ly...地→不松开地→绝对地
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事讲得一清二楚。
近义:positively, quite, stark, thoroughly, totally, unconditionally
反义:likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
adj. 致命的,攸关的;毁灭性的,严重的;命中注定的;重大的;
💡 fat+al(形容词后缀)→致命的;毁灭性的;重大的
"We dealt the enemy a fatal blow ."
我们给敌人以致命的打击。
近义:lethal, mortal, noxious, terminal, mortiferous, fell
反义:nonmalignant, jammy, lucky, privileged, successful, happy
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多,略微;少许,一点;短时间地;
n. (表示否定)微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. (数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital
n. 事件,形势;东西,事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义:item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
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