I'd the upbringing a nun would envy and that's the truth. Until I was fifteen I was more familiar with Africa than my own body.

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envy ['ɛnvi] 词频2 词根: en
n. 嫉妒,妒忌;羡慕; vi. 感到妒忌;显示出妒忌;
💡 en使+vy=vid看到别人→妒忌
"I don't envy your journey in this bad weather."
我并不羡慕你在这样恶劣的天气里旅行.
近义:begrudge, covet, grudge, heartburning, jealousy, enviousness 反义:scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate, downplay
truth [trʊθ] 词频1
n. 真理;真相,事实;忠实,忠诚;现实,现实性;
💡 tru相信,真实+th抽象名词 →事实,真理
"He adjured them to tell the truth."
他要求他们讲真话。
近义:honesty, reality, reliability, sooth, substantiality, truthfulness 反义:hypocrisy, imposture, meretriciousness, phoniness, spuriousness, truthlessness
familiar [fə'mɪljɚ] 词频1 词根: family
adj. 熟悉的;通晓的;冒昧的;随便的; n. 常客,密友;高级官吏的家属;[天主]教皇[主教]的仆人;
💡 famili=family家庭+ar...的 →熟悉的
"The Empire State Building is a familiar landmark on the New York skyline."
帝国大厦是人们熟悉的纽约高楼大厦中的地标。
近义:known, acknowledged, intimate, near, close, friendly 反义:obscure, odd, outlandish, quaint, queer, queerish
upbringing ['ʌpbrɪŋɪŋ]
n. 养育,培养,教养;家教;
"to have had a sheltered upbringing"
受到呵护的养育
近义:background, schooling, training, breeding, education, formation
until [ən'tɪl] 词频1
prep. 到…为止;在…以前; conj. 到…为止,在…以前;直到…才;
"I don't want to make an accusation until I have some proof."
我要有一些证据以后才提出控告。
近义:till, to, unto
body ['bɔdi] 词频1
n. 身体;尸体;团体;物体; vt. 赋予形体;
💡 象形: o byd 身体
"They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves."
他们发现尸体被埋在一堆树叶下面。
近义:object, soma, bodywork, chassis, fuselage, association 反义:lifeblood, atman, psyche, spirit, anima

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