While my interest in natural history has added very little to my sum of achievement, it has added immeasurably to my sum of enjoyment in life.
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adj. 自然的;物质的;天生的;不做作的;
n. 自然的事情;(生来的)白痴;[乐](风琴等的)白键;
💡 natur=nature自然+al...的 →自然(界)的
"She showed a natural aptitude for the work."
她表现出了做这工作的天赋。
近义:inherent, lifelike, unaffected, native, raw, unprocessed
反义:hypothetical, illusional, illusionary, illusive, illusory, imaginative
n. 历史,历史学;发展史;履历,经历;(某地的)沿革;
💡 histor过去发生的事 + y 表名词→ 历史;个人经历
"The 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to Mo Yan"who with hallucinatory realism merges folk tales, history and the contemporary"."
2012年诺贝尔文学奖得主为莫言,他“很好地将魔幻现实与民间故事、历史与当代结合在一起”。
近义:archives, papers, past, background, record, records
n. 完成,达到;成就,成绩;
💡 achieve 达成+ ment表示行为、行为的过程或结果 → n.成绩,成就;实现,完成,达到
"the greatest scientific achievement of the decade"
这十年最伟大的科学成就
近义:hit, arrival, attainment, performance, prodigy, prowess
反义:infelicity, irregularity, lapse, miss, overthrow, shortcoming
n. 享受;令人愉快的事物;享有;
💡 enjoy享受+ment表名词 →享受
"The pop music added to our enjoyment of the film."
片中的流行音乐使我们对这部电影更加喜爱.
近义:pleasure, possession, relish, satisfaction, wow, contentment
反义:irritant, nuisance, pother, resentment, ruffle, setback
n. 兴趣,爱好;利害关系,利益;利息;趣味,感兴趣的事;
vt. 使产生兴趣;使参与,使加入;引起…的意愿;使产生关系;
💡 在最高级(est)之间(inter)容易产生 兴趣 在休息(rest)中间(inter)有 利息,真 有趣 在(in)特(te) 有趣的游戏里休息(rest)
"the awakening of interest in the environment"
对环境产生的兴趣
近义:absorb, wow, engross, enthuse, excite, fascinate
反义:overfatigue, overtire, overwork, pall, spend, tucker
adj. 小的;琐碎的;娇小的;幼小的;
adv. 不多,略微;少许,一点;短时间地;
n. (表示否定)微少;没有多少;短时间;
det. (数量上)微少的,少到几乎没有的;(a little)少量的,一些;
"His little affectations irritated her."
他的装腔作势令她不快。
近义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
反义:large, major, sizeable, sizable, some, capital