The days just prior to marriage are like a snappy introduction to a tedious book.
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adj. 优先的;占先的;在…之前;
n. 小修道院院长,大修道院的副院长;(隐修院)会长;[史]行政长官;普赖尔;
adv. 在前;居先;
💡 prior- 表”从前的”;开始;优胜者
"Abortion refers to the interruption of pregnancy prior to the 7th month."
流产是指在第7个月以前怀孕状态的中止。
近义:introductory, last, onetime, back, precedent, preceding
n. 结婚;婚姻生活;密切结合;合并;
💡 marri=marry结婚+age状态,总称 →结婚
"It was an action replay of the problems of his first marriage."
这是他第一次婚姻问题的重演。
近义:matrimony, nuptial, nuptials, wedding, wedlock, conjugality
反义:separation
n. 介绍;引言,导言;采用,引进;新采用的东西;
💡 introduc=introduct引导+tion名词后缀,表状态→引进的行为→介绍,引进
"the introduction of new manufacturing methods"
新制造方法的采用
近义:preamble, preface, proem, prologue, prolog, exordium
反义:termination, upshot, windup, closing, colophon, completion
adj. 单调沉闷的;冗长乏味的;令人生厌的;
💡 ted厌倦+ious表形容词 →冗长沉闷的
"The journey soon became tedious."
那次旅行不久就变得乏味起来。
近义:humdrum, irksome, arid, irritating, lethal, aseptic
反义:kindly, assenting, manageable, sociable, tractable, yielding
snappy
[['snæpi]]
a. 厉声说话的;生气勃勃的;时髦的;爽快的
近义:dressy, snap, snappish, blunt, tart, curt
反义:antiquated, antique, archaic, naff, obsolete, off
n. 书;卷;课本;账簿;
vt.& vi. 预订;
vt. 登记;(向旅馆、饭店、戏院等)预约;立案(控告某人);订立演出契约;
adj. 书的;账簿上的;得之(或来自)书本的;按照(或依据)书本的;
💡 簿(谐音): 书
"She seemed totally absorbed in her book."
她好像完全被这本书迷住了。
近义:prebook, preorder, reserve, textbook, tome, volume