Under certain circumstances, profanity provides a relief denied even to prayer.

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relief [rɪ'lif] 词频2 词根: lev
n. 宽慰,安心;免除,减轻;救援物资;代班人;
💡 re再+lief提高,变轻 → 减轻,轻松
"It was a great relief to be back on dry land after such a rough crossing."
渡过汹涌澎湃的大海回到陆地后使人长舒一口气。
近义:help, lessening, letup, lull, assuagement, mitigation 反义:heartsickness, lassitude, malism, melancholy, mournfulness, prostration
prayer [prɛr] 词频1 词根: pray
n. 祈祷;祈祷(习惯);祈祷文;经文;
💡 pray祈祷 + er表物 →祷文,祷辞
"We concluded the meeting at eight o'clock with a prayer."
我们在八点钟以祈祷结束了会议.
近义:invocation, petition, prayers, praying, rogation, summoning 反义:moaning, profanity, vituperation, curse
under ['ʌndɚ] 词频1
prep. 在…下面,在表面之下;在…的假定表面或掩饰下;少于,小于;在…情况下; adv. 在下面;少于;在水下;在昏迷中; adj. 较低的,下面的;
"The admiral visited the ships under his command."
舰队司令视察了他所统率的军舰。
近义:underneath, below, beneath 反义:above, over, up, atop, onto, upon
certain ['sə:tən] 词频1 词根: an
adj. 某一;必然的;已确定的; pron. [动词用复数]某些;
"Federal courts have a certain cachet which state courts lack."
联邦法院有某种州法院所缺乏的特别的东西.
近义:some, inarguable, indisputable, indubitable, invariable, irrefragable 反义:neither, implausible, improbable, uncertain, unlikely, avoidable
profanity [[prə'fæniti]]
n. 玷污神圣, 不敬, 亵渎, 亵渎语言\\n[法] 渎神, 亵渎语言
近义:impiety, profaneness, ungodliness, unholiness, swearword, oath 反义:idolization, ardor, ardour, inwardness, loyalty, obedience
circumstances [['sə:kəmˌstənsis]]
[法] 事件, 事项, 详细情节
近义:situation, conditions, environment

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