He had heard people speak contemptuously of money: he wondered if they had ever tried to do without it.
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n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
vt.& vi. 讲，谈;演说;从某种观点来说;
💡 蛇（s）在山峰（peak）上 说
"You must be able to speak French for this job."
干这项工作你得会说法语。
近义：lecture, natter, talk, yack, chat, converse
adv. 轻蔑地
近义：pejoratively, scornfully, slightingly, superciliously, disdainfully, dismissively
反义：laudably, praiseworthily, commendably
n. 钱;财富;薪水;款项;
💡 如果乱花 钱，家长会“骂你”（谐音）
"The money was donated by a local businessman who wishes to remain anonymous ."
这笔款子是当地一位不愿透露姓名的企业家捐赠的。
近义：assets, means, resources, specie, wherewithal, readies
a. 试验过的, 可靠的\\n[法] 已经审讯的, 已经查验的
近义：practiced, proved, proven, seasoned, skilled, tested
反义：unascertained, unchecked, undemonstrated, unfounded, unproven, unsettled
v. 听到，听见( hear的过去式和过去分词 );听说;得知;听取;
"We now enjoy these comforts of which formerly we had only heard."
我们现在享受到了过去只是听说过的那些舒适条件.