In certain trying circumstances, urgent circumstances, desperate circumstances, profanity furnishes a relief denied even to prayer.
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adj. 令人难于忍受的;难堪的;令人厌烦的;
v. 试图( try的现在分词);试验，尝试;审讯;
💡 try(考验)+ing(形容词后缀)→难堪的；使人痛苦的
"an ageing pop star trying to stage a comeback"
试图重返歌坛的已经上了年纪的流行音乐歌星
近义：arduous, irksome, labored, laborious, nagging, nervy
adj. 急迫的;催促的;强求的;极力主张的;
💡 urg紧急+ent具有...性质的→紧急的；强求的
"an urgent appeal for information"
紧急呼吁提供信息
近义：immediate, imperious, peremptory, pressing, rush, tight
反义：deferrable
adj. 绝望的;由绝望而引起的;铤而走险的，孤注一掷的;急切的，极度渴望的;
💡 de去掉+sper希望+ate动词后缀→去掉希望→绝望的
"The prisoners grew increasingly desperate."
犯人因绝望而越来越胆大妄为。
近义：hopeless, overcome, despairful, despairing, despondent, excessive
反义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insubstantial, meaningless
n. 宽慰，安心;免除，减轻;救援物资;代班人;
💡 re再+lief提高，变轻 → 减轻，轻松
"It was a great relief to be back on dry land after such a rough crossing."
渡过汹涌澎湃的大海回到陆地后使人长舒一口气。
近义：help, lessening, letup, lull, assuagement, mitigation
反义：heartsickness, lassitude, malism, melancholy, mournfulness, prostration
n. 祈祷;祈祷（习惯）;祈祷文;经文;
💡 pray祈祷 + er表物 →祷文,祷辞
"We concluded the meeting at eight o'clock with a prayer."
我们在八点钟以祈祷结束了会议.
近义：invocation, petition, prayers, praying, rogation, summoning
反义：moaning, profanity, vituperation, curse
adj. 某一;必然的;已确定的;
pron. [动词用复数]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
联邦法院有某种州法院所缺乏的特别的东西.
近义：some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable
反义：neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable