If by the last quarter of the twentiesth century godliness wasn't next to something a little more interesting than cleanliness, it might be time to reevaluate our notions of godliness.
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n. 四分之一;一刻钟;地区;(美式足球的)一节;
vt. 把…四等分;供…住宿;使(士兵)驻扎;
💡 quart四+er名词后缀 → 四分之一;一刻钟
"They walked a quarter of a mile down the mountainside."
他们沿山坡下行了四分之一英里的路程.
近义:house, keep, lodge, place, accommodate, billet
反义:oust, out, expel, deport, dispossess, exile
adj. 令人感兴趣的,有趣的;引起兴趣的;有趣的;令人关注的;
💡 inter 表示“在…之间,相互” +est表示最高级“最.+ ing [名词后缀]表示行为、状态、情况及其他 → adj.有趣的,引人入胜的
"an interesting collage of 1960s songs"
有趣的20世纪60年代歌曲的收藏集
近义:important, absorbing
反义:importunate, importune, inopportune, irksome, arid, irritating
n. 清洁,干净;
💡 clean干净的+li=ly...地+ ness 表名词→ 清洁,洁癖
"We require the cleanliness from our child."
我们要求孩子爱清洁.
近义:asepsy, hygiene, hygienics, neatness, purity, sanitation
反义:mess, muddiness, nastiness, shabbiness, slatternliness, sloppiness
n. 百年,一世纪;百个;(板球)一百分;<美>百元钞票;
💡 cent 表”百”; 十进制中表小数点的前缀
"The discovery of distillation is usually accredited to the Arabs of the 11th century."
通常认为,蒸馏法是阿拉伯人在11世纪发明的。
n. 末尾;最后;上个;鞋楦(做鞋的模型);
vt. 经受住;到…之后;够用;足够维持(尤指某段时间);
adj. 最近的;最后的;最不可能的;惟一剩下的;
vi. 持续;
adv. 上一次,最近一次;最后;
"The two sides signed a peace accord last July."
在刚过去的七月,双方签订了和平条约。
近义:live, persist, stand, subsist, survive, hindermost
反义:part, croak, decease, depart, die, expire
adj. 紧接在后的;次于的;贴近的;紧邻的;
adv. 接下去;然后;居后地;依次的;
n. 下一位;下一个;
prep. 靠近;居于…之后;在…的隔壁;
"The next item on the agenda is the publicity budget."
议程表上的下一项是宣传预算。
近义:oncoming, subsequent, succeeding, upcoming, pursuant, coming
反义:prior, nowadays, presently, today, currently