At twilight, nature is not without loveliness, though perhaps its chief use is to illustrate quotations from the poets.
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n. 黎明,黄昏,暮光;暮年,晚期,晚年;衰退期,没落时期;<电影>暮光之城;
💡 twi二,两+light光→黑白光交替 → 黎明
"It was hard to see him clearly in the twilight ."
在朦胧的暮色中很难看清他。
近义:penumbra, semidarkness, crepuscule, crepuscle, dark, dimness
反义:night, nightfall, nighttime, sundown, nite, afternoon
n. 自然;天性;天理;类型;
💡 nat出生的+ure状态→出生状态→天性
"the adversarial nature of the two-party system"
两党制的对抗性
近义:milieu, surroundings, circumambiency, medium, ecosystem, environment
adv. 或许;(表示不确定)也许;(用于粗略的估计)或许;(表示勉强同意或其实不赞成)也许;
n. 假定;猜想;未定之事;
💡 per全部+hap机会,运气+s表复数→全是机会→也许,可能
"When you're done, perhaps I can say something."
等你说完,也许我可以说点什么。
近义:maybe, perchance, possibly, probably, haply
反义:indeed, assuredly, absolutely, sure, surely, undoubtedly
vt. 说明;表明;给…加插图;(用示例、图画等)说明;
vi. 举例说明;
💡 il使…成为,进入+lustr光+ate动词后缀→进入光明→说明
"He quoted some old Chinese sayings to illustrate his points."
他援用了一些中国话来解释他的论点.
近义:picture, portray, back, prove, rede, show
n. 可爱, 美丽, 魅力
近义:prettiness, pulchritude, beauty, graciosity, piquancy, piquantness
conj. 虽然,尽管;即使;纵然;
adv. 可是,但是;不过;然而;话虽这样说;
prep. 但;
"He's the best teacher, even though he has the least experience."
他虽然经验最少,却是最出色的老师。
近义:however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, tho', howbeit