Our character...is an omen of our destiny, and the more integrity we have and keep, the simpler and nobler that destiny is likely to be.
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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
n. 正直,诚实;完整;[计算机]保存;健全;
💡 integr完整+ity表名词 → 完整,完全
"A man of moral integrity does not fear any slanderous attack."
人正不怕影子斜.
近义:honesty, politeness, probity, purity, rectitude, righteousness
反义:improbity, thievishness, corruptness, crookedness
adj. 可能的;适合的;有希望的;
adv. 可能;或许;大概;多半;
💡 like可能 + ly...的\/地 → a.可能的 ad.很可能
"Rice flour makes the cake less likely to crumble."
这种糕饼用米粉做不那么容易碎。
近义:inclined, apt, liable, ostensible, plausible, possible
反义:imaginary, implausible, improbable, unbelievable, uncertain, utopical
n. 性格;特点;字母;角色;
vt. 刻,印;使具有特征;
💡 性格 品质佳的人坐着椅子(char-chair)也能做(act)两(er)天的事
"Her involvement in the fraud has left a serious blot on her character."
她卷入了这次欺诈案,在她的品格上留下了一个很大的污点。
近义:makeup, mettle, nature, personality, selfhood, spirit
反义:timidity, timidness
n. 前兆;征兆;预兆;兆头;
vt. 预示;预告;有…的前兆;
"The unusually heavy rainfall was an ill omen for the travellers."
异乎寻常的大雨是旅行者的不祥之兆.
近义:herald, augur, portend, predict, prefigure, presage
vt. 保持;保留;遵守;阻止;
vi. (食品)保持新;保持健康;
n. 保持,保养;供养,抚养;生活,生计;饲料;牧草;
"Social services keep lists of at-risk children ."
社工组织保留有在家里可能遭受伤害的孩子名单。
近义:hold, husband, maintain, reserve, retain, save
反义:transfer, cede, give, transgress, trespass, violate