The penalty for success is to be bored by the people who used to snub you.
Nancy Astor  ·  Boredom

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penalty ['pɛnəlti] 词频3 词根: pen
n. 惩罚;刑罚;害处;足球点球;
💡 pen处罚+al...的+ty表名词 →处罚,惩罚,罚金
"a penalty for handball"
因手球犯规而罚点球
近义:mulct, penalization, punishment, sanction, fine, amercement 反义:indulgence, indult, pardon, release, remise, remission
success [sək'sɛs] 词频1 词根: suc
n. 成功,成就;好成绩,好结果;成功的人(或物);
💡 suc在…下面+cess行走→在后面跟着前人走→成功;胜利
"He had finally achieved success."
他终于获得了成功。
近义:hit, arrival, triumph, trump, victory, win 反义:infelicity, irregularity, lapse, miss, overthrow, shortcoming
people ['pipl] 词频1 词根: 公众
n. 人,人类;居民;人民;种族; vt. 居住于,布满;使住满人,在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义:populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks 反义:person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
used [just] 词频2 词根: 使用
adj. 用过的;习惯于;二手的;旧的; v. 使用( use的过去式和过去分词);常常,经常;
"Things ain't what they used to be."
现在情况不比从前了。
近义:outworn, worn, utilized, wonted, accustomed 反义:unused, unworn
snub [snʌb] 词根: sn-
vt. 冷落;拒绝;挽桩滞缆而刹住(船等);掐灭(例如香烟); n. 冷落,怠慢;斥责;突然的停止; adj. (鼻子)短而扁的;
"He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub."
他借机再次冷落我们.
近义:slight, spurn, underestimate, underrate, undervalue, belittle 反义:honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard
bored [bɔ:d] 词根: /bə/
adj. 无聊的,无趣的,烦人的; v. 令人厌烦( bore的过去式和过去分词 );挖;掘;钻;
"The children quickly got bored with staying indoors."
孩子们在屋子里很快就待不住了。
近义:tired, weary, blase 反义:peaceable, peaceful, quiet, relaxed, restful, tranquil

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