The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.
📚 名句词汇解析
从本句名言中提取的重要词汇,帮助你深度理解这句话
n. 差别,差异;[数]差数,差额;意见分歧;特色;
vt. 辨别,区分;
💡 dif分开,否定,不+fer带来+ence名词后缀→带来不同→不同之处
"The new regulations will not make an appreciable difference to most people."
新的规定对大多数人将无大影响。
近义:inequality, odds, unlikeness, variant, version, inhomogeneity
反义:kindred, kinship, likeness, look, matching, parallel
adv. 几乎,差不多;将近;快要;近乎;
💡 al(all)+most→差不多;几乎(=nearly)
"I like almost all of them."
我差不多所有的都喜欢。
近义:about, approximately, insufficiently, around, loosely, nearly
反义:liberally, off, outright, abundantly, plethorically, plumb
adj. 闪电般的,快速的;
n. 闪电,雷电;
vi. 打闪;
💡 light光+ning...的 → 闪电般的,快速的
"Lightning flashed in the distance."
远处电光闪闪。
近义:spark, flash, glint, sudden
adv. 立刻,马上;向右,右边;恰当地;一直;
adj. 右方的;正确的;合适的;好的,正常的;
n. 正确,正当;右边;权利;右手;
vt. 纠正;扶直,使正;整理;补偿;
vi. (船舶等)复正,恢复平稳;
💡 请把名字写(write)在右边(right)
"Is the coffee all right?"
这咖啡还满意吗?
近义:avenge, vindicate, wreak, mend, rectify, reerect
反义:counterfeit, fake, forge, obstriction, pledge, responsibility
n. 单词;话语;诺言;消息;
vt. 措辞,用词;用言语表达;
vi. 讲话;
💡 世界(world)不是一句(l) 话能讲清楚的 “我的”发音,吐 词不清
"a word of Greek derivation"
由希腊语派生的词
近义:phrase, redact, say, speak, verbalise, verbalize