A sense of duty is useful in work, but offensive in personal relations. People wish to be liked, not be endured with patient resignation.
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n. 感觉,官能;意识,观念;理性;识别力;
vt. 感到;理解,领会;检测出;
💡 sens(feel)+e(名词后缀)→感官;知觉;意义;判断力;感知
"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:intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice
n. 职责,责任;义务;职责或工作;税收;
💡 deb, du =owe (欠债)
"It is my duty to report it to the police."
把这事报告给警方是我的责任。
近义:job, obligation, obstriction, onus, responsibility, commitment
反义:authorization, permission
adj. 有用的,有益的,有帮助的;令人满意的;
💡 use用+ful可…的” →有用的
"The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer."
内存扩充卡是计算机很有用的附件。
近义:helpful, assistive, available, profitable, purposive, serviceable
反义:idle, inane, ineffective, insignificant, lousy, needless
adj. 无礼的,冒犯的,唐突的;讨厌的,令人不快的;进攻(性)的,攻击的,攻势的;
n. 进攻,攻势;
💡 of反对+fens保护+ive名词后缀 →反对保护 →侵犯 →冒犯
"This poster is offensive and degrades women."
这张海报冒失无礼,有辱女性尊严。
近义:invasion, assault, attack, onrush, onslaught, raid
反义:protection, safeness, bastion, watch, security, care
adj. 个人的,私人的;身体的;亲自的;人身攻击的;
n. (报刊上的)人事栏,分类人事广告版;人称代名词;关于个人的简讯;
💡 person人+al...的 →个人的
"Her sole aim is personal aggrandizement."
她唯一的目的就是扩大个人权势。
近义:private, privy, cozy, cosy, cosey, cozie
反义:open, overt, patent, communal, cold, glassy
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