Every man has his own destiny: the only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.
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n. 命运;天命,天数;命运的三女神;主宰事物的力量;
💡 des=god神 + tin =hold握,持,守 + y [名词后缀],构成抽象名词 →由神决定→ 命运;定数,天命
"The night, the world, the wind spin out their destiny."
这个夜晚,这个世界,这风延续着我们的命运。
近义:karma, lot, doom, fate, foredoom
adj. 必要的,不可避免的;命令的,专横的;势在必行的;[语]祈使的;
n. 必要的事;命令;规则;[语]祈使语气;
💡 imper统治,指挥+ative...的 → 跟统治相似的 → 命令的,强制的
"But the economic imperative is clear."
但是经济规则一目了然。
近义:momentous, pressing, burning, crucial, imperious, jussive
反义:idle, immaterial, inane, inconsequential, inconsiderable, ineffective
vi. 承认;同意;承兑;
vt. 接受;承认;承担;承兑;
💡 ac一再+cept拿→接受;承认
"The evidence was so compelling that he felt constrained to accept it."
证据是那样的令人折服,他觉得不得不接受。
近义:honor, permit, avow, receive, recognize, tolerate
反义:refuse, reject, snub, spurn, decline, disavow
vt.& vi. 跟随,接着;
vt. 继承;(按时间、顺序等)接着;从事;采用;
vi. 理解;发生兴趣;由此产生;跟着人(或物)去(或来);
n. 追随,跟随;[台球]推球,跟球打法(使竿击的球在击中目的球后继续滚动的打法);
💡 对称部份ollo
"We feared that an advance on the capital would soon follow."
我们担心接下来会马上向首都推进。
近义:pursue, succeed, chevy, chivvy, chivy, chase
反义:leave, neglect, quit, strand, desert, forsake
n. 事件;(讨论、考虑等的)问题;重要性;物质;
vi. 要紧,重要;化脓;有重大影响;有重要性;
"Now we come to the crux of the matter ."
现在我们来谈问题的症结。
近义:import, signify, weigh, count, amount, issue