To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization.
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adv. 真,真正;实在,果真;实际上;事实上;
💡 real真实的+ly表副词 →真正地
"Tom was really hungry and ate up everything served."
汤姆确实饿坏了,把端到桌上的东西吃得精光.
近义:honestly, indeed, just, authentically, particularly, properly
反义:hypocritically, insincerely, lyingly, meretriciously, misleadingly, untruthfully
adv. 真正;精确地,正确地;忠实的,诚实地;正当地;
💡 tru=true真实+ly表副词 →真正地,确实地
"a truly memorable occasion"
非常难忘的时刻
近义:aright, just, openly, authentically, particularly, properly
反义:hypocritically, falsely
insipid
[ɪn'sɪpɪd]
adj. 枯燥的,无生气的,乏味的;索;平淡无奇;索然;
💡 in无+sip喝+id形容词后缀 → 无味的;无吸引力的
"a cup of insipid coffee"
一杯淡而无味的咖啡
近义:languid, listless, saltless, savorless, savourless, tasteless
反义:appetizing, inviting, luscious, mouthwatering, palatable, pleasurable
adj. 日常的,平常的;普通的;每天的;经常;
💡 every每个的+day天→ adj.每天的,日常的
"They sought solace in religion from the harshness of their everyday lives."
他们日常生活很艰难,就在宗教中寻求安慰.
近义:modest, ordinary, average, plain, prevalent, quotidian
反义:infrequent, irregular, astonishing, nonconforming, odd, atypical
adj. 罕见的,特殊的;优秀的,不寻常的;稀薄的,经过稀化的;
💡 rar-, rare- 表”少,薄;不普通的,不常见的”
"He buys rare baseball cards on eBay."
他从易趣网上购买珍稀的棒球卡。
近义:infrequent, peculiar, scant, unaccustomed, uncharacteristic, uncommon
反义:regular, repeating, rife, common, frequent
adj. 应得某事物;值得做某事;可尊敬的;配得上的,相称的;
n. 杰出人物,伟人;
💡 worth价值 + y...的→ 有价值的;值得的
"to be worthy of attention"
值得注意
近义:honorable, honourable, merited, notable, respectable, respected
反义:undeserving, undignified, contemptible, despicable, disgraceful