This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.
— James Reston  ·  No category

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foreign ['fɔrən] 词频1 词根: 统治
adj. 外国的，外交的;外来的;不相干的;[医]异质的;
💡 fore 表示”论坛,公共发言的地方”,”户外,
"You can't really appreciate foreign literature in translation."
看翻译作品不能真正欣赏到外国文学原著的美妙之处。
近义：newfangled, outlandish, overseas, strange, alien, exotic 反义：indigenous, native, autochthonal, autochthonic, primal, primeval
conform [kən'fɔrm] 词频4 词根: con
vi. 符合;遵照;适应环境; vt. 使遵守;使一致;使顺从; adj. 一致的;顺从的;
💡 con共同+form形状→形式共同→一致
"There is considerable pressure on teenagers to conform."
年轻人被大力要求守规矩。
近义：mold, mould, obey, accept, submit, adjust 反义：object, vary, clash, differ, disaccord, discord
devilish ['devliʃ;'devəliʃ] 词频5
adj. 残忍的;恶毒的;邪恶的;（以人们喜爱的方式）魔鬼似的;
"He was handsome, with a devilish charm."
他英俊漂亮，具有魔鬼般的迷惑力。
近义：mephistophelian, nefarious, perverse, possessed, rotten, satanic 反义：seraphic, cherubic, angelic
thing [θiŋ] 词频1
n. 事件，形势;东西，事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
whim [wɪm] 词频5 词根: /wɪ/
n. 一时的兴致;突然的念头;怪念头，奇想;幻想; vi. 心血来潮地向往;
"He was forced to pander to her every whim ."
她每次心血来潮他都不得不依随她。
近义：longing, skittishness, vagary, waywardness, whimsy, caprice 反义：apathy, impassiveness, impassivity, indifference, indolence, lassitude
affairs
n. 事务, 事宜；风流韵事

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