Action is the antidote to despair.
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n. 解药,解毒剂;矫正方法,对抗手段;
💡 anti反+dote[=don]给予→给出反[毒]→解毒药;另一种说法dote=dote药剂
"There is no known antidote to the poison."
这种毒的解药尚未发现。
近义:antipoison, antitoxic, antitoxin, antivenin, antivenom, alexipharmic
反义:killer, toxin, venom
n. 绝望;使人绝望的人(或事物);
vi. 绝望;
💡 de去掉+spair=sper希望 → 绝望
"She uttered a cry of despair."
她发出了绝望的叫声。
近义:despond, hopelessness, desperateness, desperation, despondence, despondency
反义:illusion, aspiration, reliance, trust, trustfulness, fantasy
n. 行动,活动;功能,作用;手段;[法]诉讼;
💡 后缀:ion 构成抽象名词,表示行为,行为的结果
"The time has come for action if these beautiful animals are to survive."
若要使这些美丽的动物能生存下去,现在就要行动起来。
近义:movement, advance, implement, start, activate, proceeding
反义:inactivity, ineffectiveness, inertia, rest, inactiveness