God, give us grace to accept with serenity the things that cannot be changed, courage to change the things which should be changed, and the wisdom to distinguish the one from the other.
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n. 恩泽;优雅;慈悲;魅力;
v. 使优美;惠赐;
💡 grace=grat 感激→ 感激别人态度一定好 → 文雅
"How long has Grace been involved with that red - haired boy?"
格雷斯与那个红头发的小伙子来往多久了?
近义:benedicite, honor, adorn, dignify, appeal, invitingness
反义:impoliteness, inelegance, abrasiveness, abruptness, asperity, rawness
vi. 承认;同意;承兑;
vt. 接受;承认;承担;承兑;
💡 ac一再+cept拿→接受;承认
"The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it."
证据是那样的令人折服,他觉得不得不接受。
近义:honor, permit, avow, receive, recognize, tolerate
反义:refuse, reject, snub, spurn, decline, disavow
serenity
[si'renəti]
n. 安详;宁静;尊贵的阁下;平静;
💡 seren平静的 + ity 表名词→ n.平静
"Her face, though sad, still evoked a feeling of serenity."
她的脸色虽然悲伤, 但仍使人感觉安详.
近义:imperturbability, placidity, quiet, quietness, quietude, repose
反义:perturbation, riot, stir, tumult, turmoil, upheaval
n. 智慧,明智;常识,好的判断力;知识,学问;古训;
💡 wis=wise智慧的+dom状态或领域 →智慧
"The received wisdom is that they cannot win."
大家一致认为他们不会赢。
近义:prudence, sageness, sanity, sensibleness, carefulness, discretion
反义:nescience, philistinism, unacquaintance, unawareness, unfamiliarity, benightedness
vt.& vi. 给予;赠送;作出;
vt. 供给;产生;举办;(为购买某物或做某事而)支付;
vi. (物体)塌下;让步;
n. 伸展性,弹性;
💡 给吾(谐音): 给
"We'll give you a few minutes to play through."
我们再给你几分钟时间让你连续打下去.
近义:impart, minister, offer, award, present, procure
反义:attain, procure, purchase, reach, realize, secure
n. 勇气;胆量;魄力;肝胆;
💡 靠(c)我们的(our)年龄(age)鼓起 勇气
"courage in the face of adversity"
面对逆境的勇气
近义:heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve
反义:intimidation, poltroonery, recreancy, spinelessness, timidity, unmanliness