The young know how truly difficult and dreadful youth can be. Their youth is wasted on everyone else, that's the horror. The young have no authority, no respect.
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adv. 真正;精确地，正确地;忠实的，诚实地;正当地;
💡 tru=true真实+ly表副词 →真正地，确实地
"a truly memorable occasion"
非常难忘的时刻
近义：aright, just, openly, authentically, particularly, properly
反义：hypocritically, falsely
adj. 困难的;难做的;难解的;不易相处的;
💡 dif不+fic做+ult表名词→不好做→困难的
"The short story is a difficult art form to master."
短篇小说是一种很难掌握的艺术形式。
近义：rough, troublesome, complicated, arduous, intricate, labored
反义：uncomplicated, basic, cushy, doss, easy, facile
adj. 可怕的;令人畏惧的;讨厌的，糟透了的，丑陋的;糟糕的;
n. <英>惊险小说[杂志];
💡 dread害怕担心 + ful...的 →可怕的
"What a dreadful thing to say!"
话说得太难听了！
近义：heinous, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific
反义：likeable, nice, personable, pleasing, pleasurable, prepossessing
n. 恐怖，可怕的事物;嫌恶，痛恨;讨厌的人或事;〈口〉非常丑恶;
💡 horr(tremble)+or(名词后缀)→恐怖；战栗；极度憎恶
"The little horror never stops playing tricks on his parents."
那个小淘气鬼不停地捉弄他的父母.
近义：horripilation, awfulness, terror, dread, fright
反义：heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve
n. 权威;权力;学术权威;[复数]当权者;
💡 author作者+ity名词后缀 → 权力，威信
"in a position of authority"
当权
近义：influence, arbitration, jurisdiction, ascendancy, mastery, might
反义：subjection, subservience, subserviency
vt. 尊重;尊敬;关心;遵守;
n. 尊重，恭敬;敬意;某方面;
💡 re再+spect看→再看一眼→尊敬
"Respect for life is a cardinal principle of English law."
尊重生命是英国法律最重要的原则。
近义：honor, honour, obey, observe, prize, regard
反义：outrage, smirch, besmirch, deride, disgrace, dishonor