Faith is, at one and the same time, absolutely necessary and altogether impossible.
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n. 信用,信任;宗教信仰;忠诚;宗教;
int. 实在,确实;
💡 fai(trust)+th(名词后缀)→信仰;信心
"The workers thought that the boss acted in bad faith."
工人们认为老板的行为居心不良.
近义:belief, credence, religion, creed, assurance, sureness
反义:misgiving, mistrust, suspicion, suspiciousness, disbelief, doubtfulness
adv. 绝对地;完全地;毫无疑问地;[语]独立地,分离地;
💡 ab不+solute松开+ly...地→不松开地→绝对地
"He made it absolutely clear."
他把此事讲得一清二楚。
近义:positively, quite, stark, thoroughly, totally, unconditionally
反义:likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
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
adj. 不可能的,做不到的;难以忍受的;不会有的,不能相信的;
n. 不可能;不可能的事;
💡 im不,无,非+possible可能的→不可能的
"She was such a contrary child—it was impossible to please her."
这孩子老跟人作对,没法让她高兴。
近义:impracticable, unachievable, unattainable, unfeasible, unreachable, unrealizable
反义:approachable, incidental, likely, obtainable, attainable, open
n. 时间;时刻;时代;次;
vt. 为…安排时间;测定…的时间;调准(机械的)速度;拨准(钟、表)的快慢;
vi. 合拍;和谐;打拍子;
adj. 定时的;定期的;[美国英语]分期(付款)的;
int. [体育]时间到,(一场或一局等的)比赛时限,暂停;
"I can only carry two at a time."
我一次只能带两个。
近义:clock, lifetime, period, season, chapter, aeon
adv. 全部地;完全地;总共;总而言之;
n. 〈口〉裸体;
💡 全部(al=all)一起(together)即 全部
"The train went slower and slower until it stopped altogether."
火车愈来愈慢,最后完全停了。
近义:anywise, jointly, overall, thoroughly, together, totally
反义:partially, partly