Wealth is the parent of luxury and indolence, and poverty of meanness and viciousness, and both of discontent.
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n. 奢侈,豪华;奢侈品,美食,美衣;乐趣,享受;不常有的乐趣(或享受、优势);
adj. 奢华的,豪华的;
💡 luxu+ry(表示抽象名词的后缀)→奢侈(品)
"a luxury cruise liner"
豪华邮轮
近义:sumptuosity, sumptuousness, costliness, dressiness
反义:homeliness, ingenuousness, innocence, artlessness, naivete, naivety
n. 贫穷;缺乏,不足;贫瘠,不毛;低劣;
💡 poor(贫穷的)+ty(表示抽象名词的后缀)→贫穷;缺乏
"He envisaged an old age of loneliness and poverty."
他面对着一个孤独而贫困的晚年.
近义:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism
反义:plenty, wealth, wealthiness, opulency, affluence
n. 财产,财富;富豪(阶级);丰富,大量;繁荣;
💡 we(我们)+a(人)+alt(种子,秃木和树)- 财富 财富无(w)健康(health)重要
"the unfair distribution of wealth"
财富分配不公
近义:riches, richness, treasure, fortune, opulence, abundance
反义:impecuniosity, indigence, marginality, meanness, misery, pauperism
n. 父亲(或母亲);先辈;根源,起源;保护者;
💡 怕(pa)人(ren)偷(t)东西的 父母亲
"Even at 25 Janice was tied to her parent's apron strings."
珍妮丝甚至到25岁了还受父母的控制.
近义:progenitor, predecessor, father, forefather, ancestor
反义:son, boy, descendant
n. 不满,不平;不愉快;不满的人;
adj. 不满的;不安分的;不快的;
v. 使不满意;使不快;
"Discontent simmered and then came to a head with the nationalist protests."
不满情绪一直在酝酿着,后来随着民族主义者的抗议而达到了高.
近义:restlessness, unquietness, stew, agitation, excitement, ferment
反义:humor, oblige, please, satisfy, suit, tickle
n. 怠惰, 无痛\\n[医] 无痛
近义:apathy, idleness, impassiveness, impassivity, indecision, indifference
反义:heedfulness, application, industriousness, industry, intentness, interest