He had discovered a great law of human action, without knowing it - namely, that in order to make a man or a boy covet a thing, it is only necessary to make the thing difficult to obtain.

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human ['hjumən] 词频1 词根: hum
n. 人,人类; adj. 人的;有人性的;显示人类特有弱点的;人本性的;
💡 hum土,地+an名词后缀,属于...的,传说人是由土造出的 → 人类
"The teacher drew an analogy between the human heart and a pump."
老师打了个比喻,把人的心脏比作水泵。
近义:mortal
necessary ['nɛsəsɛri] 词频1 词根: necessar
adj. 必要的;强制的;必然的;不可避免的; n. 必需品;
💡 necess必要 + ary 表示有...性质的, → a.必要的;必然的
"Vitamin D is necessary to aid the absorption of calcium from food."
从食物中吸取钙需靠维生素D的帮助。
近义:indispensable, inevitable, mandatory, needful, obligatory, obliged 反义:needless, pointless, profitless, purposeless, redundant, reiterative
difficult ['dɪfɪkəlt] 词频1 词根: di
adj. 困难的;难做的;难解的;不易相处的;
💡 dif不+fic做+ult表名词→不好做→困难的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义:rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored 反义:uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
obtain [əb'ten] 词频2 词根: ob
vt. 获得,得到;流行;买到,达到(目的); vi. 通行,通用;流行;存在;
💡 ob加强动作+tain握住→拿到→获得;达到
"He has enough money to obtain the necessaries of life."
他有足够的钱购买生活必需品
近义:attain, procure, purchase, reach, realize, secure 反义:net, produce, return, yield, bear, generate
great [ɡret] 词频1
adj. 伟大的,杰出的;优异的,显著的;很多的;重大的; adv. [口语]很好地;令人满意地,成功地,顺利地;得意地; n. 大人物们;伟大人物;重要人物,大师;名家;
💡 联想:“贵的”就是伟大的 网友:12 补充:gr 工人 eat吃 解决工人吃饭问题,不就是伟大的问题。great 伟大
"According to Mick, it's a great movie."
据米克说,这是一部了不起的电影。
近义:super, awesome, cool, fine, large, big 反义:minute, pokey, poky, short, small, tiny
action ['ækʃən] 词频1 词根: ion
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

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