Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.
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n. 智慧，明智;常识，好的判断力;知识，学问;古训;
💡 wis=wise智慧的+dom状态或领域 →智慧
"The received wisdom is that they cannot win."
大家一致认为他们不会赢。
近义：prudence, sageness, sanity, sensibleness, carefulness, discretion
反义：nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
adj. 慷慨的，大方的;丰盛的;肥沃的;浓厚的;
💡 gener出生，产生+ous形容词后缀→[不断]产生→丰富的，慷慨的
"It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer."
拒绝这样一个慷慨的提议未免失礼。
近义：humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
反义：knavish, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious
impassioned
[ɪm'pæʃnd]
adj. 充满激情的;热烈的;感激的;慷慨激昂;
💡 im加强+pass感情 +ion名词后缀+ed...的→加强感情 → 充满激情的
"She made an impassioned plea for help."
她恳切地求助。
近义：heated, hot, hotheaded, impetuous, ardent, livelier
反义：impassive, insensible, stolid, unappalled, unemotional, unmoved
adj. 引起争论的，有争论的;爱争论的;爱议论的;矫情;
💡 con(together)+tent(stretch)+ious(形容词后缀)→好争论的；爱争辩的；足以引起争辩的
"Abortion is a highly contentious issue."
堕胎是一个非常有争议的课题.
近义：hostile, litigious, polemic, pugnacious, quarrelsome, trenchant
反义：hearty, hospitable, approachable, kind, kindly, likable
adj. 伟大的，杰出的;优异的，显著的;很多的;重大的;
adv. [口语]很好地;令人满意地，成功地，顺利地;得意地;
n. 大人物们;伟大人物;重要人物，大师;名家;
💡 联想：“贵的”就是伟大的 网友：12 补充：gr 工人 eat吃 解决工人吃饭问题，不就是伟大的问题。great 伟大
"According to Mick, it's a great movie."
据米克说，这是一部了不起的电影。
近义：super, awesome, cool, fine, large, big
反义：minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
adj. 不重要的;卑鄙的，小气的;小的，一点点;小规模的;
n. [会]小额;佩蒂;厕所;
💡 pet(宠物)+y(.的):像宠物一样的- 细小的 小气的
"The removal of petty restrictions has made life easier."
对一些琐碎规定的取消使生活更自在了.
近义：idle, immaterial, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, meaningless
反义：appreciable, indispensable, interesting, landmark, major, material