Contrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are merely the people who got there first.
📚 名句词汇解析
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adj. 相反的;违反的，反对的;对立的;顽固的，任性的;
n. 对立或相反的事物;对立方;[逻]反对命题;
adv. 相反地，矛盾地;
💡 contr反对，相反+ary形容词后缀→相反的
"Contrary to popular belief , many cats dislike milk."
与普通的看法相反，许多猫不喜欢牛奶。
近义：antipodean, incompatible, opposed, opposing, opposite, averse
反义：associated, united, coalesced, combined, confederated, affiliated
adj. 大致的;综合的;总的，全体的;普遍的;
n. 上将;一般;一般原则;常规;
💡 gener出生，产生+al形容词后缀→出生[一般]→普通的n.总论
"These difficulties are general among people of his age."
这些困难在他那个年龄的人中普遍存在.
近义：total, unspecific, vague, universal, gp, intermutual
反义：particular, especial, special, concrete, definite
adv. 必要地;必需地;必定地;必然地;
💡 necessari必要的 + ly 表示如...的、有...特征的、→ ad.必然，必定
"The number of places available is necessarily limited."
可录学生的名额不可避免地很有限。
近义：mandatorily, needfully, obligatorily, perforce, unavoidably, compulsorily
反义：superfluously, unnecessarily
n. 人，人类;居民;人民;种族;
vt. 居住于，布满;使住满人，在…殖民;把动物放养在;
💡 popul, publ 表”人民”
"I can't abide people with no sense of humour."
我讨厌和没有幽默感的人打交道。
近义：populate, settle, crowd, individuals, persons, folks
反义：person, single, subject, dude, bleeder, bloke
adv. 仅仅，只不过;只是;纯粹;全然;
💡 mere仅仅 + ly...的 → ad.仅仅，只不过
"Do you really want to go or are you merely being amiable?"
你是真的想去呢,还是仅仅为了表示友好?
近义：just, only, purely, simply, solely, but
n. 信，信任;信念，意见;信条;
💡 病(b)鹅(e)对(d)劣(lie)匪(f)的 信念 网友：tom zxl 补充：be（是）+lie（躺）+f 信念是灵魂所躺之处 信念就是（be）谎言（lie
"I admire his passionate belief in what he is doing."
我佩服他对自己的工作所抱的坚定信心。
近义：idea, judgement, judgment, knowledge, assurance, notion
反义：incredulity, astonishment, misgiving, mistrust, stun, stupefaction