I never saw a pessimistic general win a battle.
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adj. 悲观的,厌世的;悲观主义的;
💡 pessi=pes底部的+mistic 关于...的→ 悲观的;厌世的
"They appeared surprisingly pessimistic about their chances of winning."
他们对胜利的可能性显得出奇地悲观。
近义:black, cheerless, defeatist, downbeat, fatalist
反义:sanguine, upbeat, optimistical
adj. 大致的;综合的;总的,全体的;普遍的;
n. 上将;一般;一般原则;常规;
💡 gener出生,产生+al形容词后缀→出生[一般]→普通的n.总论
"These difficulties are general among people of his age."
这些困难在他那个年龄的人中普遍存在.
近义:total, unspecific, vague, universal, gp, intermutual
反义:particular, especial, special, concrete, definite
vt.& vi. 与…作战;争斗;
n. 战争,战役;比赛,较量;长期论战或长期作战;激烈的竞争;
💡 batt打,走+le表名词 → 战斗
"the battle of Waterloo"
滑铁卢战役
近义:strive, struggle, tilt, vie, war, wrestle
反义:reconcile, impasse, armistice, respite, truce, ceasefire