She had fortunately always her appetite for news. The pure flame of the disinterested burned in her cave of treasures as a lamp in a Byzantine vault.
— Henry James  ·  No category

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appetite ['æpɪtaɪt] 词频2 词根: pet
n. 欲望;胃口，食欲;嗜好，爱好;
💡 ap加强动作+pet追寻，寻求+ite表名词→一再追求→有胃口
"He suffered from headaches and loss of appetite ."
他患有头痛和食欲不振。
近义：hunger, stomach, taste, appetence, appetency, appetition 反义：apathy, indifference, weariness, apositia, hyporexia, anorexia
pure [pjʊr] 词频1 词根: pur
adj. 纯的;单纯的;纯真的;干净的; prep. 清晰的，纯正的;
💡 pur, purg Pur=pure, 表示”纯洁, 净化”
"He gazed at her with pure adoration."
他一往情深地注视着她。
近义：antiseptic, immaculate, aseptic, purified, refined, sheer 反义：insalubrious, messy, mingled, mixed, nasty, polluted
flame [flem] 词频2 词根: flam
n. 火焰;热情，激情;〈俚〉爱人，情人;激动; vi. 燃烧，发出火焰;面红;闪光; vt. 烧;激起，激怒;
💡 flame=flam火焰 → n.火焰；光辉；热情
"The flame of the burning candle soon went out."
蜡烛的火焰很快就熄灭了.
近义：incandesce, radiate, shine, sparkle, wave, beam
disinterested [dɪs'ɪntərɪsɪd] 词根: ess
adj. 公正的;无私的;不感兴趣的;不关心的; v. 使不再有利害关系;使无兴趣(disinterest的过去分词);
💡 dis无，非+interest兴趣+ed形容词后缀 → 没兴趣的 →冷漠的
"He is impartial and disinterested."
他公正无私.
近义：apathetic, impassive, imperviable, impervious, incurious, indifferent 反义：concerned, affected
cave [kev] 词频2 词根: cav
n. 洞穴;〈方〉地窖; vt.& vi. （使）塌陷，倒塌;暗中破坏; vi. 屈服;
💡 cav洞+e → 山洞，洞穴，窑洞
"a dark dank cave"
阴暗潮湿的洞穴
近义：dig, excavate, cavern, crypt, den, dugout
fortunately ['fɔrtʃənətli] 词频3
adv. 幸运地;
💡 fortun =fortune力量，运气 一个+ ate 表示有...性质的+ ly 表示如...的、有...特征的 → ad.幸运地，幸亏
"Fortunately, the stormy waves caused trifling damage to the boat."
幸好, 风浪使船只受到的损坏较轻.
近义：luckily, blessedly, blissfully, favorably, favourably, happily 反义：inevitably, inopportunely, regrettably, unhappily, unluckily, fatally

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"It takes a great deal of history to produce a little literature."
"Do not mind anything that anyone tells you about anyone else. Judge everyone and everything for yourself."
"'There are certainly moments,' said Chad, 'when you seem to me too good to be true. Yet if you are true,' he added, 'that seems to be all that need concern me.'"
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