If we have the opportunity to be generous with our hearts, ourselves, we have no idea of the depth and breadth of love's reach.
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opportunity [ˌɑpɚˈtunɪti, -ˈtju-] 词根: port
n. 机会;适当的时机良机;有利的环境,条件;
💡 op=ob靠近 + portun=harbor港口+ ity 表名词 → 向港口靠近 →机会
"He took the opportunity to deliver us another snub."
他借机再次冷落我们.
近义:instance, occasion, case, episode, event, happening 反义:hindrance, hitch, knot, misadventure, mishap, obstacle
generous ['dʒɛnərəs] 词频2 词根: gen
adj. 慷慨的,大方的;丰盛的;肥沃的;浓厚的;
💡 gener出生,产生+ous形容词后缀→[不断]产生→丰富的,慷慨的
"It would be churlish to refuse such a generous offer."
拒绝这样一个慷慨的提议未免失礼。
近义:humane, humanitarian, liberal, lofty, loose, loyal 反义:knavish, mean, miserly, niggard, niggardly, parsimonious
depth [dɛpθ] 词频2 词根: th
n. 深度;深处,深海;深奥,奥妙;进深;
💡 dep=deep深的+th抽象名词 →深度
"What's the depth of the water here?"
这儿的水有多深?
近义:profundity, deepness, inwardness, profoundness
ourselves [ɑr'sɛlvz] 词频1
pron. “myself”的复数;我们自己;(把)我们自己;
"We enjoyed ourselves immensely."
我们快活极了。
近义:us, we
idea [aɪ'diə] 词频1
n. 主意,想法;[哲]理念,观念;[乐]乐句;模糊想法;
💡 dear(亲爱的),你有什么好idea(主意)
"How does the idea of a holiday in Spain grab you?"
你对于到西班牙去度假这个主意感兴趣 吗 ?
近义:intent, knowledge, notion, purpose, think, thought
breadth [brɛdθ] 词频3 词根: br-
n. 宽度;宽容;(知识、兴趣等的)广泛;
💡 deep(a.深的)-depth(n.深度) high(a.高的)-height(n.高度) wide(a.宽的)-width(n.宽度) broad(a.广的
"My wife is a woman of great breadth of mind."
我妻子是一位宽宏大量的女性.
近义:roominess, size, spaciousness, vastness, wideness, width

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