The only difference between sex and death is, with death you can do it alone and nobody's going to make fun of you.
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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
n. 死亡;(某种)死法,死亡方式;病危;死神;
💡 dead(死)+th(表示抽象名词的后缀)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁决
近义:passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
反义:inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
adj. 单独的;独一无二的;独自的;
adv. 单独地;独自地;孤独地;只,只有;
💡 al(all)+one→单独的(地)(=quite by oneself)
"She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone."
她一想到独自旅行的情景就害怕。
近义:isolated, lone, remote, secluded, sequestered, solitary
反义:joint
pron. 没有人,无人;
n. 小人物,无足轻重的人;
💡 no无 +body 人→ pron.谁也不;无人
"Nobody can gainsay his claims."
没人能够反驳他的说法。
近义:none
n. 出行,离去;出发;行为;工作情况;
adj. 活着的,现在的;进行中的,营业中的;现行的;流行中的;
v. 进行(go的现在分词);
"I would strongly advise against going out on your own."
我要极力奉劝你别单独外出。
近义:leaving, parting, withdrawment, departure, egress, exit
反义:appearance, appearing, imminence, approach, approaching, assistance