Whatever their future, at the dawn of their lives, men seek a noble vision of man's nature and of life's potential
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pron. 无论什么;任何(事物);诸如此类;(表示不在乎,什么都可接受)什么都可以;
adj. 无论什么…都;无论怎样…都;任何…也;
💡 what什么+ever究竟→无论什么
"Do whatever seems best to you."
你觉得什么最好,就做什么。
近义:any, whatsoever, whichever, whichsoever, either, anything
n. 视力,视觉;美景,绝妙的东西;幻影;想像力;
vt. 在幻觉中看到;幻想,想象;梦见;
💡 vis看+ion表名词→视力,眼界
"She suffered from dizziness and blurred vision."
她饱受头晕目眩之苦。
近义:seeing, sight, view, foresight, apparition, phantasm
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
adj. 潜在的,有可能的;[语法学]可能语气的,表示可能性的;有能力的;
n. 潜力,潜能;[物]电位,势能;潜能的事物;[语]可能语气;
💡 potent能力,动力+ial...的→由“能力”引申为“潜力” → 潜力
"The potential of hydroelectricity of one region varies from that of another."
水电的潜力因地而异.
近义:aptitude, aptness, possibility, potentiality, skill, suitability
反义:inadequacy, incompetence, ineptness, unsuitability, impracticable, unachievable
adj. 将来的,未来的;[语法学]将来时的;
n. 前途;[美国俚语]未婚妻;期货;
💡 futur- 【拉丁传入法语】表示将来的某种状态
"We all work hard in the interests of our future."
我们都为我们自己的将来而努力工作.
近义:next, oncoming, unborn, coming, forthcoming
反义:prior
n. 黎明,拂晓;开端;醒悟;
vi. 破晓,(天)刚亮;开始出现;变得明朗;
vt. (开始)被理解,被领悟;被看清,被想到;
💡 铛铛铛(敲钟的声音):钟声破晓, 黎明来到 -awn 黎明诞(谐音)(dawn), 草坪烂(谐音)(lawn),打个 哈欠(yawn)表示厌(谐音)
"The army imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew."
军队强制实行黄昏至黎明的宵禁。
近义:rise, surface, surge, emerge, morn, morning
反义:shade, darken, dim, fall, sundown, dusk