Whoever cultivates the golden mean avoids both the poverty of a hovel and the envy of a palace.
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pron. (引导名词性从句)谁;无论谁,任何人;不管谁…;
💡 who谁+ever究竟→无论谁,究竟是谁
"All terrorist crime is detestable, whoever the victims."
无论受害者是谁,一切恐怖主义罪行都是可憎的。
近义:any, anybody, anyone, who, whomever, whomsoever
adj. 金(黄)色的;金质的;美好的 ;
💡 gold金子+en由...制成的 →金色的
"Bake until the pastry is golden and crisp."
把油酥糕点烤至金黄酥脆。
近义:aureate, gilt, gold
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. 嫉妒,妒忌;羡慕;
vi. 感到妒忌;显示出妒忌;
💡 en使+vy=vid看到别人→妒忌
"I don't envy your journey in this bad weather."
我并不羡慕你在这样恶劣的天气里旅行.
近义:begrudge, covet, grudge, heartburning, jealousy, enviousness
反义:scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate, downplay
v. 表示…的意思;意思是;打算;产生…结果;
adj. 吝啬的;刻薄的;破旧的;残忍的;
n. 平均数;中间;几何平均;等比中数;
💡 他哭mean(意味着)想吃吃meat(肉)
"I don't mean to disparage your achievements."
我并不想贬低你的成就。
近义:hint, imply, insinuate, intimate, purport, signify
反义:humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal
hovel
['hɔvəl]
n. 不适宜居住的小屋;
"They lived in a squalid hovel for the next five years."
接下来的5年中,他们住在一间肮脏不堪的小破屋里。
近义:hut, joint, shack, tenement, shanty, rathole