I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.
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adv. 有时，间或;时而;
💡 sometime某一时间的+s表副词 →有时
"Even friends disagree sometimes."
即便是朋友有时也有分歧。
近义：occasionally, oft, once, rarely, betweentimes, betweenwhiles
反义：invariably, periodically, repeatedly, steadily, usually, consistently
n. 节约;节俭;储蓄金;挽救;
v. 拯救( save的现在分词);收集;保留;避免;
prep. 除…以外;
adj. 可取的，保存的;节省的，节约的;补偿的;救助的;
💡 sav节省+ing名词后缀 → 节省，节约
"electrical labour-saving devices around the home"
节省劳力的各种家用电器
近义：sparingness, thrift, economy, rescue, salvage, lean
反义：loss, misuse, spoilage, squandering, thriftlessness, wastage
n. 恩泽;优雅;慈悲;魅力;
v. 使优美;惠赐;
💡 grace=grat 感激→ 感激别人态度一定好 → 文雅
"How long has Grace been involved with that red - haired boy?"
格雷斯与那个红头发的小伙子来往多久了?
近义：benedicite, honor, adorn, dignify, appeal, invitingness
反义：impoliteness, inelegance, abrasiveness, abruptness, asperity, rawness
adj. 势不可挡的，压倒一切的，巨大的;压倒一切的欢乐;
💡 over过度+whelm压倒+ing形容词后缀→ 势不可挡的,压倒的
"The evidence against him was overwhelming."
对他不利的证据确凿，无法抵赖。
近义：hectoring, appalling, oppressing, overburdening, overpowering, smashing
n. 多数;（获胜的）票数;成年;法定年龄;
💡 major主要的+ity表名词 → 大多数
"The majority of people interviewed prefer TV to radio."
大多数接受采访的人都喜欢看电视多于听收音机。
近义：plurality, bulk
反义：nonage
n. 感觉，官能;意识，观念;理性;识别力;
vt. 感到;理解，领会;检测出;
💡 sens(feel)+e(名词后缀)→感官；知觉；意义；判断力；感知
"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：intuit, perceive, feel, apprehend, note, notice