Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting a particular way... you become just by performing just actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave actions.
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vt. 获得,取得;学到;
💡 ac 加强 + quir 寻求,询问 + e → vt.取得;获得;学到
"To remove any ambiguity we have to acquire more accurate information."
为了消除含糊不清,我们必须取得更加精确的情报.
近义:obtain, procure, purchase, secure, buy, gain
反义:outwear, shed, abandon, chuck, dump, forget
adj. 特别的;详细的;独有的;挑剔的;
n. 特色,特点;(可分类,列举的)项目;详细情节,细情,细目;某一事项;
💡 part部分,分开+icular有…的→有自己的部分→特别的
"There is one particular patient I'd like you to see."
我想让你见一个病人。
近义:item, technicality, circumstance, detail, fact, factor
反义:artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average
n. 质量,品质;美质,优点;才能,能力,技能,素养;品种;
adj. 优质的,高质量的;上流社会的;
💡 qual资格+ity表名词 → n.质量;品质,特性
"The burden of his complaint was that quality was very poor."
他投诉的要点是品质非常差.
近义:manner, mode, nature, way, character, kind
反义:poorness, shoddiness, sleaziness, trashiness
adv. 始终;一直;重复不断地;
💡 con始终+ stant = stand站 + ly ...地 → constant始终站着=不变的 + ly ...地 → 不变地
"She felt her husband constantly belittled her achievements."
她觉得她的丈夫时常贬低她的成就。
近义:incessantly, permanently, perpetually, steadily, unceasingly, ceaselessly
反义:infrequently, occasionally, seldom, sometimes
adj. 有节制的;(气候)温和的;适度的;
💡 temper节制+ate动词后缀→脾气不坏→有节制的
"Asia extends across the frigid, temperate and tropical zones."
亚洲地跨寒 、 温、热三带.
近义:lean, measured, mild, moderate, abstemious, abstentious
反义:inordinate, intemperate, libertine, permissive, unconscionable, unmoderated
vi. 变为,成为;变得;变成;
vt. 适合,适宜;相称,相当;变成;发生;
💡 be(upon)+come→变为;成为(=to come upon)
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:turn, wax, get, go, grow, suit
反义:remain, keep, stay, get