'I meant,' said Ipslore bitterly, 'what is there in this world that truly makes living worthwhile?' Death thought about it. 'Cats,' he said eventually. 'Cats are nice.'
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adv. 苦涩地;痛苦地;不痛快地;残酷地;
💡 bitter苦涩的 + ly ...地 → adv.苦涩地;惨痛地,痛苦地
"A bitterly cold winter damaged industrial output and trade."
严寒的冬天损害了工业生产和贸易.
近义：heartlessly, inhumanly, meanly, ruthlessly, unmercifully, viciously
反义：joyfully, joyously, lightheartedly, merrily, playfully, exultingly
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. 活（着）的;现存的;在使用中的;逼真的;
n. 生计;生活方式;生存之道;
v. 活( live的现在分词);居住;以…为生;（按照规矩）管理生活;
💡 liv生活+ing名词后缀 → 生活，生计
"The prisoners were living in appalling conditions."
囚犯的居住条件极为恶劣。
近义：livelihood, sustenance, live, quickened, surviving, alive
反义：inert, insentient, lifeless, spiritless, unanimated, unfeeling
n. 死亡;（某种）死法，死亡方式;病危;死神;
💡 dead(死)+th(表示抽象名词的后缀)→死的
"a verdict of accidental death"
意外死亡的裁决
近义：passing, quietus, decease, demise, disappearance, end
反义：inception, nascence, nascency, onset, origin, rising
adv. 终于，最后;竟;总归;终究;
💡 eventual最后的+ly 表示方式、程度、状态、“...地” → ad.终于；最后
"Eventually, his anger dissipated."
他的愤怒终于平息了。
近义：sometime, lastly, ultimately, finally
adj. [律]上述的;少说为妙;（做）某事有/没有很多优点（或好处）：某事物有/没有多少可说的;说到底;
v. 说，讲( say的过去式和过去分词 );表明;念;说明;
"Afterwards she was sorry for what she'd said."
后来她后悔说了那些话。
近义：indicated, spoken, stated, this, aforementioned, aforesaid