It has been my fate, and one's fate one accepts. It's a dreadful thing to have to say, in so wicked a world.
— Henry James  ·  No category

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fate [fet] 词频1 词根: fate
n. 命运，宿命;灾难，死亡;命中注定的事（尤指坏事）; v. 注定;
💡 fa, fabl, fam, fan =speak,表示”说”#词根助记：fate=上帝的话
"They were unaware of the fate that was to befall them."
他们并不知道即将降临到他们头上的厄运。
近义：predestine, preordain, foreordain, karma, lot, misfortune
dreadful ['drɛdfəl] 词频2 词根: dread
adj. 可怕的;令人畏惧的;讨厌的，糟透了的，丑陋的;糟糕的; n. <英>惊险小说[杂志];
💡 dread害怕担心 + ful...的 →可怕的
"What a dreadful thing to say!"
话说得太难听了！
近义：heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific 反义：likeable, nice, personable, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing
thing [θiŋ] 词频1
n. 事件，形势;东西，事物;家伙;事业;
"She was the only thing that made life bearable."
只因有了她生活才可以过得下去。
近义：item, knickknack, article, object, tchotchke, thingamabob
wicked ['wɪkɪd] 词频2
adj. 邪恶的;缺德的;淘气的，顽皮的;恶劣的;
💡 wick(未可，谐音)+ed(的): 邪恶的是不可的
"From beginning to end his conduct had been despicable and wicked."
从头到尾他的行为既卑鄙又可恶.
近义：ignoble, ill, immoral, infamous, iniquitous, low 反义：kind, softhearted, tender, decent, good, goodhearted
world [wɝld] 词频1
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句（l）话（word）讲出 世界的本质
"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：humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
accepts
n. 合格品；良浆

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