Alimony: the ransom the happy pay to the devil.
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n. (离婚或分居后在诉讼期间男方给女方的)赡养费,生活费;
💡 ali养育 + mony表名词→ [法] 赡养费;生活费
"His ex - wife has upped the ante in her alimony suit against him."
他的 前妻 在诉讼中要求提高赡养费.
近义:maintenance
n. 付赎金救人,赎金;[神]赎罪;
vt. 赎回;[神]赎救;
💡 rans+om(take)→赎金;赎回;补偿
"They have to pay a large ransom."
他们不得不付一大笔赎金.
近义:manumit, redeem, save, unfetter, deliver, emancipate
adj. 幸福的;快乐的;巧妙的;〈口〉有点醉意的;
💡 happ机会,运气+y...的→有运气的→幸运的;幸福的
"I am so happy to get munificent birthday presents from my friends."
我很高兴跟我朋友收到大量的生日礼物.
近义:lively, cheerful, fluky, flukey, jaunty, jocular
反义:luckless, malcontent, mirthless, miserable, mournful, sad
n. 魔鬼;家伙;淘气鬼;冒失鬼;
vt. 虐待,折磨;(用扯碎机)扯碎;(替作家,律师等)做助手;抹辣味料烤制或煎煮;
💡 diabolo-, diabol- 表示”魔鬼”
"He's a crafty old devil."
他是个奸诈狡猾的家伙。
近义:daemon, daimon, demon, deuce, fiend
反义:archangel, seraph, cherub
📜 H. L. Mencken 的更多名言
"A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents."