It is curious that physical courage should be so common in the world and moral courage so rare.
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adj. 好奇的; 好求知的;奇妙的; 稀奇的;
💡 cur关心+ious….的→关心的,好奇的
"They were very curious about the people who lived upstairs."
他们对住在楼上的人感到很好奇。
近义:odd, peculiar, rare, strange, uncommon, unconventional
反义:artless, modest, mundane, ordinary, pedestrian, average
adj. 自然(界)的;身体的;物质的;自然规律的;
n. 身体检查,体格检查;
💡 phys生理领域 + ical ...的 → a.物质的;物理的;身体的
"the cult of physical fitness"
健身热
近义:material, personal, substantial, bodily, concrete, corporal
反义:unworldly
adj. 道德的,道义上的;精神上的;无疑的,当然的;教导道德的;
n. 寓意,教训;(尤指男女间的)品行;格言;〈古〉相对者;
💡 mor道德+al...的 → 道德的
"My sister came along just to give me some moral support."
我姐姐只是过来给我一些道义上的支持。
近义:parable, corollary, principled, righteous, deontological, ethical
反义:immodest, indecent, iniquitous, lewd, obscene, piacular
adj. 罕见的,特殊的;优秀的,不寻常的;稀薄的,经过稀化的;
💡 rar-, rare- 表”少,薄;不普通的,不常见的”
"He buys rare baseball cards on eBay."
他从易趣网上购买珍稀的棒球卡。
近义:infrequent, peculiar, scant, unaccustomed, uncharacteristic, uncommon
反义:regular, repeating, rife, common, frequent
n. 勇气;胆量;魄力;肝胆;
💡 靠(c)我们的(our)年龄(age)鼓起 勇气
"courage in the face of adversity"
面对逆境的勇气
近义:heart, intrepidity, manhood, manliness, mettle, nerve
反义:intimidation, poltroonery, recreancy, spinelessness, timidity, unmanliness
adj. 普通的;通俗的;[数学]公共的;共有的;
n. [法律](对土地、水域的)共有权;公共用地;普通;平民;
💡 共同(com)在月光(mon-moon)下, 共有的
"We have lots of things in common besides music."
除了音乐,我们还有很多共通点。
近义:popular, mundane, ordinary, average, plain, commonplace
反义:irreplaceable, matchless, outstanding, peculiar, single, sole