The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair; and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.
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n. 危险;冒险;
vt. 置…于危险中;危及;
💡 peri, piri 表穿过,通过,尝试#词根助记:peri+il→尝试→冒险
"The country's economy is now in grave peril."
现在,这个国家的经济陷入了严重危机。
近义:hazard, jeopardy, parlousness, perilousness, risk, riskiness
n. 悲伤;悲痛;悲伤的事;
💡 grie 重+f → 心情沉重 → 悲伤
"Several pedestrians had come to grief on the icy pavement."
几个行人在结冰的人行道上滑倒了.
近义:anxiety, heartache, heartbreak, heartsickness, melancholy, misery
反义:hilarity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joyance, joyfulness
adv. 或许;(表示不确定)也许;(用于粗略的估计)或许;(表示勉强同意或其实不赞成)也许;
n. 假定;猜想;未定之事;
💡 per全部+hap机会,运气+s表复数→全是机会→也许,可能
"When you're done, perhaps I can say something."
等你说完,也许我可以说点什么。
近义:maybe, perchance, possibly, probably, haply
反义:indeed, assuredly, absolutely, sure, surely, undoubtedly
n. 世界;地球;领域;尘世;
💡 一句(l)话(word)讲出 世界的本质
"In a world that had suddenly become alien and dangerous, he was her only security."
在一个突然变得陌生而危险的世界里,他是她唯一的守护神。
近义:humanity, civilisation, civilization, orb, earth, globe
adv. 的确,确实,实在;实际上,真正地;真的,真是;甚至;
💡 在行为(deed)事实里(in)即 确实
"The actual demands set out in the document are small beer indeed."
文件中陈述的实际要求确实是无关紧要的.
近义:assuredly, absolutely, really, verily, certainly, yea
反义:likely, maybe, perchance, perhaps, plausibly, possibly
adj. 满的,装满的;完全的,完整的;丰富的;详尽的;
adv. 极其,十分;充分地,完全地;整整;直接地;
n. 充分,完全;全部;完整;极盛时;
v. 把衣服缝得宽大;把裙子缝出皱褶;[印]蒸洗,漂洗;
💡 因为fill(充满)所以full(满的)
"The streets were noisy and full of activity."
街上熙熙攘攘,车水马龙。
近义:felt, abounding, laden, overcrowded, overstuffed, plump
反义:hollow, unladen, unoccupied, vacant, void