As a matter of principle, I never attend the first annual anything.
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从本句名言中提取的重要词汇,帮助你深度理解这句话
n. 原则,原理;准则,道义;道德标准;本能;
💡 prim, prin 表”首先的,领头的”
"They are agreed in principle but not in detail."
他们的看法在大体上是一致的,但是在细节上有所不同.
近义:law, axiom, rule, tenet, motive, point
vi. 出席;致力于,献身于;侍候,照顾;关注;
vt. 出席,参加;[常用被动语态](作为结果、情况)伴随;照顾;陪伴;
💡 at=ad,to+tend延伸→把思维延伸到→关注,引申为期待某人到达,后来又引申为到达 → 出席
"All the local clergy were asked to attend the ceremony."
所有当地的圣职人员都获邀参加这项仪式。
近义:assist, participate, come, concur, go, frequent
反义:absent, ignore, overlook, shelve, slight, unattend
adj. 每年的;一年的;[植物]一年生的;
n. 年刊;一年生植物;
💡 ann一年+ual...的→ 一年一度的
"the annual movie confab in Cannes"
在戛纳举行的电影年会
近义:yearbook, yearly, anniversary, annum
n. 事件;(讨论、考虑等的)问题;重要性;物质;
vi. 要紧,重要;化脓;有重大影响;有重要性;
"Now we come to the crux of the matter ."
现在我们来谈问题的症结。
近义:import, signify, weigh, count, amount, issue
n. 第一,最初;头等;一号,;[乐]高音部;
adv. 最早,最初;首次;宁愿;优先;
adj. 第一流的;最初的,最早的;基本的,概要的;高音的;
num. 第一;
💡 泰森 第一拳(fist)打在稻草(r)人身上,训练
"Freud first mentioned this concept in his paper'On Narcissism '."
弗洛伊德在他的论文《论自恋》中首次提到了这个概念.
近义:initial, beginning, prime, foremost, initiative, preliminary
反义:hindermost, hindmost, latest, latter, rearmost, utmost