She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit.
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n. 赠品，礼物;天赋;赠送;天资;
vt. 赋予;向…赠送;天赋权力（或才能等）;授予;
💡 give(给予)+t(表示抽象名词的后缀)→赠与；礼物
"The watch was a gift from my mother."
这块表是母亲给我的礼物。
近义：present, treat, bestowal, giveaway, offering, charity
n. 引用，引证;[商业]行情，行市;行市表，估价单;引用语;
💡 quot=quote引用+ation表行为 →引文，引语
"The book began with a quotation from Goethe."
这本书一开头引用了歌德的隽语。
近义：quote, appraisal, price, estimate
vt.& vi. 代替，替换，代用;
n. 代替者;替补（运动员）;替代物;[语法学]代用词;
vi. 用…替代;
💡 sub在下面，副手，次一等+stitute放置→在下面放着→替代人员；代替
"Second again, we shouldn't substitute our personal feeling for policies."
其次, 我们不应该拿个人感情代替政策.
近义：preempt, replace, subrogate, supersede, supplant, surrogate
反义：protect, save, shelter, defend, guard
adj. 漂亮的;机灵的，聪明的;
adv. 相当，颇;
n. 漂亮的人（或东西）;
"Two days after the accident she still looked pretty banged up."
事故过去两天后她看上去伤势仍然很重。
近义：lovable, lovely, neat, nice, smart, super
反义：homely, inartistic, unaesthetic, unattractive, unbeautiful, uncomely
serviceable
['sə:visəbəl]
adj. 有用的，可供使用的;耐用的;
"The carpet is worn but still serviceable."
地毯旧了，但还能用。
近义：available, usable, useful
反义：unserviceable, unusable, broken