A husband should not insult his wife publicly, at parties. He should insult her in the privacy of the home.

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insult [ɪn'sʌlt] 词频2 词根: in
vt. 侮辱,凌辱;辱骂;损害;
💡 in进入+sult跳→踩到别人的脸上→侮辱
"Go on, insult me! I dare you!"
好,你侮辱我吧!我谅你也不敢!
近义:impugn, injure, jeer, malign, miff, mistreat 反义:apotheosize, honor, hurrah, applaud, laud, magnify
privacy ['praɪvəsi] 词频4 词根: priv
n. 隐私,秘密;隐居;私事;不受公众干扰的状态;
💡 priv单个+acy名词后缀 → 个人的 → 隐私
"The media is accused of infringing on people's privacy."
人们指责媒体侵犯了大家的隐私.
近义:secrecy, confidentiality, intimacy 反义:honesty, openheartedness, outrightness, outspokenness, sincerity, singleness
husband ['hʌzbənd] 词频1
n. 丈夫;〈英〉管家;〈古〉节俭的管理人;船舶管理人; vt. 节俭地使用;〈罕〉做…的丈夫;
💡 hus(house房子)+band(带子-绑):结婚被房子绑着的人- 丈夫 来自hussy (轻佻的女子),和band (束缚),由这两个单词拼缀而成
"She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements."
她觉得她的丈夫时常贬低她的成就。
近义:keep, maintain, save, spare, conserve, economise 反义:lavish, misspend, misuse, piddle, waste, dilapidate
wife [waɪf] 词频1
n. 妻子,太太;夫人,老婆;已婚妇女;
💡 我爱抚(谐音): 妻子 妻子说“我爱夫”(谐音)
"His wife's death left a vacuum in his life."
他妻子的去世使他的生活变得空虚.
近义:woman, missis 反义:partner, spouse, hubby, consort
publicly ['pʌblikli] 词频5
adv. 公开地;由公众(或政府);为公众所同意;以公众名义;
"He acknowledged publicly that he might have made a mistake."
他当众承认自己可能犯了个错误.
近义:openly, professedly, short 反义:underhandedly
home [hom] 词频1
n. 家;家庭;家庭生活;终点; adj. 家庭的;家用的;本地的;本部的; adv. 在家;在家乡;深深地;深入地; vi. 回家;有家;朝向;自动导航; vt. 把…送回家;送…回家;给…提供住处;使有安身之处;
"a range of furnishings and accessories for the home"
各种各样的家居装饰物及配件
近义:house, lodging, quarter, residence, seat, gaff

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