Women have served all these centuries as looking-glasses possessing the magic and delicious power of reflecting the figure of a man at twice its natural size.
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adj. 美味的，可口的;有趣的;;喷香;
💡 de一再+lic引诱+ious...的→一再引诱→美味的,可口的
"the delicious coolness of the water"
清凉爽口的水
近义：appetizing, luscious, palatable, pleasurable, superb, tasteful
反义：languid, listless, saltless, savorless, savourless, tasteless
n. 数字;算术;人物;身材;
vi. 计算;出现;扮演角色;
vt. 计算在内;估计;推测;认为;
💡 fig做，塑造，虚构+ure名词后缀，状态 →做出的状态→形象，人物
"Figure the situation to yourself, what can I do?"
你设身处地想想, 我能做什么?
近义：appraise, reckon, weigh, calculate, consider, deem
adv. 两次;两倍;两遍;
💡 twi二，两+ce副词后缀，…次 →二次
"The ball bounced twice before he could reach it."
球弹了两次他才接到。
近义：doubly, double
adj. 自然的;物质的;天生的;不做作的;
n. 自然的事情;（生来的）白痴;[乐]（风琴等的）白键;
💡 natur=nature自然+al...的 →自然（界）的
"She showed a natural aptitude for the work."
她表现出了做这工作的天赋。
近义：inherent, lifelike, unaffected, native, raw, unprocessed
反义：hypothetical, illusional, illusionary, illusive, illusory, imaginative
n. 魔法;巫术;戏法;不可思议的魔力;
adj. 魔术的;幻术的;不可思议的;有奇异魔力的;
v. 用魔法变出;用魔法摆脱;用魔法得到;使中邪;
💡 mag(大)+ic(的):人类最大的力量- 魔力 魔术
"They were inducted into the skills of magic."
他们被传授魔术。
近义：necromancy, sorcery, witchcraft, witchery, wizardry, conjuration
n. [机]动力，功率;力量;政权，权力;强国，大国;
vt. 运转;用发动机发动;使…有力量;
vi. 靠动力行进;快速行进;
adj. 权力的;机械能的，电动的;用电力（或动力）发动的;
"The engine is being specially adapted to increase its power."
正在对这台引擎进行改装以增加它的功率.
近义：move, operate, activate, actuate, energise, energize
反义：incapacity, powerlessness, weariness, impotency, impotentness, impossibility