The affluence of the rich excites the indignation of the poor, who are often both driven by want, and prompted by envy, to invade his possessions.
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n. 富裕;富足;
💡 af一再+flu流动+ence名词后缀 → 富裕;财富
"Their affluence is more apparent than real."
他们的富有是虚有其表.
近义:opulence, plenty, wealth, wealthiness, opulency, affluency
反义:inadequacy, insufficiency, absence, lack, meagerness, need
n. 愤怒,愤慨,气愤;
💡 in不+dign值得,高贵+ation行为、状态 → 愤怒
"The rise in train fares has aroused public indignation."
火车票提价激起了公愤。
近义:wrath, disgust
反义:hilarity, jollification, jolliness, jollity, joyance, joyfulness
n. 嫉妒,妒忌;羡慕;
vi. 感到妒忌;显示出妒忌;
💡 en使+vy=vid看到别人→妒忌
"I don't envy your journey in this bad weather."
我并不羡慕你在这样恶劣的天气里旅行.
近义:begrudge, covet, grudge, heartburning, jealousy, enviousness
反义:scorn, scout, slight, spurn, underestimate, downplay
vt.& vi. 侵入,侵略;进行侵略;蜂拥而入,挤满;(疾病,声音等)袭来,侵袭;
vt. 涌入;侵袭;侵犯;干扰;
💡 in进+vad行走+e→走进去→侵略
"I don't want to invade your private life unnecessarily."
我不想过多地干涉你的私生活.
近义:assail, assault, attack, overrun, raid, storm
adj. 富有的;肥沃的;丰富多彩的;油腻的;
"After a while, the rich sauce begins to cloy."
过了一会儿,浓味沙司开始显得油腻了。
近义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied
反义:impecunious, indigent, landless, meager, miserly, needy
adj. 贫穷的,贫乏的;令人怜悯的,可怜的;匮乏的;低劣的;
n. the poor 贫困者,穷人;
💡 穿破(po)衣服的人(or),是因为 贫穷的
"Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor."
向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多.
近义:indigent, impecunious, landless, meager, miserly, needy
反义:loaded, moneyed, monied, opulent, abundant, propertied