Pathos, piety, courage, a€” they exist, but are identical, and so is filth. Everything exists, nothing has value.
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n. 悲怆,哀婉,凄楚,伤感;痛苦;同情;
💡 path痛苦+os表名词 →痛苦
"The pathos of the situation brought tears to our eyes."
情况令人怜悯,看得我们不禁流淚.
近义:piteousness, poignancy, sentiment, affect, feeling
vi. 存在;生存;生活;继续存在;
💡 ex出+ist站立→站出来→活下来→存在,生存
"There exist many sources of energy both potential and kinetic."
存在着许多势能和动能的能源.
近义:be, live, subsist
adj. 同一的;完全同样的,相同的;恒等的;同卵的;
n. 完全相同的事物;同卵双胞;
💡 ident相同+ical...的 → 一样的
"a row of identical houses"
完全一样的一排房子
近义:indistinct, same, selfsame, uniform, equal, equivalent
反义:heterogeneous, inharmonious, irregular, assorted, asymmetric, asymmetrical
n. 污物;污秽;猥亵;淫猥;
💡 fil=foul臭的+th抽象名词 →肮脏
"I don't know how you can read such filth."
我不明白你怎么会去读这种淫秽下流的东西.
近义:police, mess, muddiness, nastiness, pigswill, rubbish
反义:hygiene, hygienics, asepsy, neatness, purity, sanitation
n. 价值,价格;意义,涵义;重要性;(邮票的)面值;
vt. 评价;重视,看重;估价,给…定价;
💡 val(strong)+ue(名词后缀)→价值;估价;尊重
"The main criterion is value for money."
主要的标准是钱要用得划算。
近义:appreciate, prize, regard, relish, respect, treasure
反义:snub, coldshoulder
n. 虔诚,虔敬;
"In a traditional Chinese family filial piety is rigidly observed."
在传统的中国家庭里,人们恪守孝道.
近义:ardor, ardour, loyalty, obedience, piousness, devotedness
反义:irreligion, irreligiousness, profanity, ungodliness, unholiness
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