I did not attend his funeral, but I wrote a nice letter saying I approved 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
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
wrote [rəut] 词频1
v. 写( write的过去式 );写信;
"She wrote the book in collaboration with one of her students."
她和她的一个学生合写了这本书。

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"When a disciple from the wildcat religious asylum comes marching forth, get under the bed. It doesn't matter whether he's a Christian, Hindu, Jew or Muslim."
"Habit is habit and not to be flung out of the window by any man, but coaxed downstairs a step at a time."
"There ought to be a room in every house to swear in."
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